Silk Proverbs

Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey. (Argentinean Proverb)
Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is still a monkey. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Silk is cut best with old scissors. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
With patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. View proverb
English Proverb
You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear. View proverb
German Proverb
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. View proverb
Irish Proverb
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A silk dress doesn't mean clean undergarments. View proverb
Haitian Proverb
In a garment made of silk there are no fleas. View proverb
Estonian Proverb
There's no making a silk purse of a sow's ear. (Dutch Proverb)
A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
To get silk from a stone. View proverb
Kashmir Proverb
If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains. View proverb
Sanskrit Proverb
Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Though the fox wear silk, he is still a fox. View proverb
American Proverb
Dignity does not consist in a silk dress. View proverb
American Proverb
A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking. View proverb
English Proverb
We are all Adam's children, but silk makes the difference. (English Proverb)
Ye canna mak a silk purse out o' a sow's lug. View proverb
English Proverb
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. View proverb
English Proverb
If you dress in gold or silk, you are still the same green grocer. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Silk and velvet put out the kitchen fire. View proverb
German Proverb