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

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

43. Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.. Malagasy Proverb. Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
Malagasy Proverb

44. You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.. Russian proverb. You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.
Russian Proverb

45. Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.. Senegalese Proverb. Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.
Senegalese Proverb

46. He who eats a partridge in his youth will only be left with feathers in his old age.. Spanish Proverb. He who eats a partridge in his youth will only be left with feathers in his old age.
Spanish Proverb

47. A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.. Swedish Proverb. A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.
Swedish Proverb

48. Who cares about every little feather should not make the bed.. Swiss Proverb. Who cares about every little feather should not make the bed.
Swiss Proverb

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

50. Birds of a feather flock together.. Traditional Proverb. Birds of a feather flock together.
Traditional Proverb

51. Fine feathers make fine birds.. Traditional Proverb. Fine feathers make fine birds.
Traditional Proverb

52. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.. Vietnamese Proverb. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.
Vietnamese Proverb

53. Showing off other people's feathers.. Dutch Proverb. Showing off other people's feathers.
Dutch Proverb

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

55. Fine feathers make fine birds.. Vietnamese Proverb. Fine feathers make fine birds.
Vietnamese Proverb

56. Every bird is proud of its feathers.. Maltese Proverb. Every bird is proud of its feathers.
Maltese Proverb

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

58. The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration.. Nigerian Proverb. The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration.
Nigerian Proverb

59. A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.. South Sotho Proverb. A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.
South Sotho Proverb

60. Listen to all, pluck a feather from every passing goose, but follow no one absolutely.. Chinese Proverb. Listen to all, pluck a feather from every passing goose, but follow no one absolutely.
Chinese Proverb

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