Famous Proverbs
52 Proverbs about Silk / Page 2
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A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.12.
He who has daughters to marry, let him give them silk to spin.13.
A boor remains a boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters.14.
It hangs upon a silken thread.15.
There's no making a silk purse of a sow's ear.16.
We are all Adam's children, but silk makes the difference.17.
If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains.18.
If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains.19.
Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.20.
A boor remains a boor even if sleeping on silken pillows.