Search in folklore: torn

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Don't put gold buttons on a torn coat.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.

Proverbs and old sayings German about truth

Don't put golden buttons on a torn coat.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

An old man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about man, old, olderness

Mad dogs get their coats torn.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Mad dogs get their skin torn.

Proverbs and old sayings

An eager dog often gets a torn skin.

Proverbs and old sayings

A biting cur wears a torn skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

If love is torn apart you cannot stitch the pieces together again.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about love

Curious Varvara's nose was torn off.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Nosy Barbara's nose was torn off at the market.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

A true gentleman would rather have his clothes torn than mended.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about clothes

A naked man will often laugh at someone with torn clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings about clothes, man

The dog will always attack the one with torn trousers.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about attack