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It is a lonesome washing without a man's shirt in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

He is washing the crow.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Dirty water does not wash clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about water

Better to wash an old kimono than borrow a new one.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about old, olderness

I have washed my hands of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about guilt, tears

He even begrudges the water with which he washes.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about water

A woman who likes to wash will find water.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, water

Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

She is as undecided as an orphan: if she does not wash her hands, she will be told that she is a dirty child; if she washes her hands she will be told that she is wasting water.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about children, water

Smack a tray of water and you get to wash your face.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about water, face

Who cleans up the dirt washes away happiness.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about happiness

The monkey will never wash with the same water twice.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about water

Water washes everything.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about water

Dirty clothes one washes at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about clothes, home

A beard once washed is half shaven.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

One hand washes the other and both of them wash the face.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about face

Dirty linen should be washed at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about home

One hand washes another and both the face.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about face