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Feather by feather a goose is plucked.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Feather by feather the goose can be plucked.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Feather by feather the goose is plucked.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Birds of a feather (flock together)

Proverbs and old sayings British

The eagle was killed by an arrow made from its own feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian

Fine feathers make fine birds

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Never mock a fowl with raffled feathers it might have won a fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight

A bird doesn't forget one who killed off his feathers during the rain season.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about season, rain

Some birds are not meant to be caged there feathers are to blight and there meant to fly.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A feather is just a delicate thing when removed from a bird because it carries the bird everywhere in the world.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things, world

A friend won with a feather can be lost with a straw.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

If an eagle is no good, cut it's feathers off.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

He kills the peacock for the beauty of its feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings about beauty

Words and feathers the wind carries away.

Proverbs and old sayings British

The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Phoenix feather and unicorn horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The peacock hath fair feathers, but a foul voice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about voice

Listen to all, pluck a feather from every passing goose, but follow no one absolutely.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

What is lighter than a feather? The wind. Lighter than the wind? The spirit. Lighter than the spirit? The woman. Lighter than the woman? Nothing at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about spirit, woman, nothing