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Crows are black everywhere.
Madagascan Proverb
Even black hens lay white eggs.
Irish Proverb
For crystal rain falls from black clouds.
Persian Proverb
If he says yogurt is white, I'll say it's black.
Persian Proverb
The sooty oven mocks the black chimney.
Portuguese Proverb
In the darkness all cows are black.
Slovak Proverb
Every flock has its black sheep.
Welsh Proverb
Not all that is black is charcoal.
Filipino Proverb
Put your hand in your conscience and see if it does not come out as black as pitch.
Dutch Proverb
Once you have been tossed by a buffalo, a black ox looks like a buffalo.
Kenyan Proverb
A white piastre for a black day.
Yemeni Proverb
A roan horse and a black can travel equally far in a day's journey.
Darkovan Proverb
If the goat says it will become a sheep, there will always be black spots on its body.
Ghana Proverb
He who stays near vermilion gets stained red; he who stays near ink gets stained black.
Chinese Proverb
A whitewashed crow soon shows black again.
Chinese Proverb
It is difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room - especially if the cat isn't there.
Chinese Proverb
The leopard that covers its black spots with hamaton dust solution will truly be exposed when the rain season comes.
African Proverb
The zebra told the white horse, "I am white," and told the black horse, "I am actually black."
African Proverb
A black plum is as sweet as a white.
English Proverb
Every bean hath its black.
English Proverb
Literal meaning: Save your white penny for your black day.
Arabic Proverb
Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.
Danish Proverb
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