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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

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

The peacock hath fair feathers, but a foul voice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about voice

Every bird needs its own feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

If you cannot get the bird, get one of its feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Showing off other people's feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about people

Geese are plucked as long as they have any feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Far fowls have fair feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings English

We are often shot with our own feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings English

If every bird take back its own feathers, you'll be naked.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Fair feathers make fair fowls.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Fine feathers make find birds.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Of big words and feathers may go to the pound.

Proverbs and old sayings German