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Painted flowers have no odour.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about flowers

Painted flowers are scentless.

Proverbs and old sayings German about flowers

Painted flowers have no scent.

Proverbs and old sayings German about flowers

Painters and Poets may have leave to lie.

Proverbs and old sayings about poets, lie

Learn to paint a tiger and you only paint his skin; learn to know a human being and you only know his face.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about human imperfections, being, face

On painting and fighting look aloof.

Proverbs and old sayings British about painting

You can't fill your belly painting pictures of bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about painting

On painting and fighting look adreich.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about painting

Working and painting are better from a distance.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about painting

The devil is not so black as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about magic, devil

A little bit of powder and a little bit of paint make a woman look like what she ain't.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about woman, americans

A woman and a cherry are painted for their own harm.

Proverbs and old sayings British about woman

Fill in the eyes to a painted dragon.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about eyes

Add legs to the snake one has just painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Those who sacrifice their conscience to ambition burn a painting to obtain ashes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about painting, sacrifice, ambition, conscience

Don't let your tongue or your paintbrush wag your tail when they are making up an inventory.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about painting, mind