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Of words and feathers, it takes many to make a pound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart

When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart

He boasts, with foreign feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A bird is recognized by her feathers, a man by his friend.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about man

Either a ship or a tuft of feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about garden

Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.

Proverbs and old sayings

Every bird is proud of its feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about proudness

Words and feathers are carried away by the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about weather, change, bad luck, bad

The peacock hath fair feathers, but foul feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

The feathers bear away the flesh.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Far away fowls have fair feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth

Like feathers, words are blown away by the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

When a bird builds its nest it uses the feathers of other birds.

Proverbs and old sayings

A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings about use

Chicken are beautiful because of their feathers, women are beautiful because of their make-up.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai

The young magpie that pulls feathers out of his mother thinks that he is showing gratitude in that way.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about gratitude, mother