Search in folklore: ivory

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Out of a dog's mouth will never come ivory tusks.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

A sword of lead in a scabbard of ivory.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

To whiten ivory with dye is to spoil nature by art.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about art, magic, nature

An ivory tooth is not cure for the lost tooth.

Proverbs and old sayings

The one who buries ivory is the one to dig it up.

Proverbs and old sayings

There is no ivory in the mouth of a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

When wood breaks it can be repaired, but ivory breaks forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian