Search in folklore: cloth, page 6

154 results

Not wrapping it in cloth.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When God gives a child, he also gives the clothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about children, god

The worst clothed go to windward.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The list is worse than the cloth.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Of little cloth but a short cloak.

Proverbs and old sayings French

God gives the cold according to the cloth.

Proverbs and old sayings French about god

Apes remain apes, though you cloth them in velvet.

Proverbs and old sayings German about contentment

Where all adulterers to wear grey coats, the cloth would be dear.

Proverbs and old sayings German

When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

Spread your cloth only as you can draw it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

A man who always wears his best kimono has no Sunday clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about clothes, man

Kyoto people ruin themselves for clothing. osaka people for food.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about people, food

Maybe a naked person should not be taken to a cloth shop.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

The piece of cloth that is in another's bag does not patch your garmet.

Proverbs and old sayings

If you give him cloth, he'll ask for the lining.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

The avenging gods have their feet clothed in wool.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about gods

It is better to satisfy our hunger than to be clothed in purple.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about hunger

There's no shame in clothing you haven't cut yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about haven, shame, contentment