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Rain beats on a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.
Ghana Proverb
The rain wets the leopard's spots but does not wash them off.
Ghana Proverb
Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges.
Hindi Proverb
It's best to wash one's soiled linen at home.
Vietnamese Proverb
A woman who likes to wash will find water.
Luxembourgish Proverb
One washes the body in vain if one does not wash the soul.
Cuban Proverb
The monkey will never wash with the same water twice.
Netherlands Antillean Proverb
Even though chickens don't wash, their eggs are still white.
Sierra Leonean Proverb
Smack a tray of water and you get to wash your face.
Malay Proverb
One cannot wash a blackamoor white.
German Proverb
A Single hand cannot wash itself even in the Danube river.
Bulgarian Proverb
Dirty water does not wash clean.
Italian Proverb
Still waters wash out banks.
Czech Proverb
He is like water shaking in a wash tub.
Hungarian Proverb
A man who lives on the bank of a river does not use spittle to wash his hands.
Nigerian Proverb
If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again.
Corsican Proverb
If you want to die quickly, wash your head and go to sleep.
Sicilian Proverb
Hands wash each other.
Russian Proverb
Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.
Madagascan Proverb
She is as undecided as an orphan: if she does not wash her hands, she will be told that she is a dirty child; if she washes her hands she will be told that she is wasting water.
Madagascan Proverb
No matter how thoroughly a crow may wash, it remains ever black.
Shona Proverb
Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never.
Traditional Proverb
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