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Category: Proverbs

Australian proverb

By thorgal on Apr 10, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »

"You can't polish a turd" Meaning : A turd is a shit for those of you who don't know. The meaning is that you can't make something great from a shitty base product. more »
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Chinese Proverb (1)

By thorgal on Apr 8, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »

dui niu tan qin Translation : playing the guitar/some stringed instrument to a cow Meaning : a cow cannot understand/appreciate the music being played, or a person who is stubborn will not listen to reason more »

German Proverb (1)

By thorgal on Apr 6, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »

Du bist was du isst Translation : "You are what you eat" Meaning : Your eating habits define who you are more »

Serbian Proverb (1)

By thorgal on Apr 2, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »

Ne meshaj babe i zhabe! brutally translated: Do not mix grandmothers and frogs! Meaning : you should make difference between this and that. this proverb became famous when a Serbian minister of Foreign Affairs used it once during some speech… more »
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Turkish proverb

By thorgal on Aug 19, 2007 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »

Bana bir harf ögretenin 40 yil kölesi olurum roughly translated : For 40 years I would be the slave of the person who teaches me one letter Proverb attributed to Prophet Ali (not a prophet but one of descendents of muhammed), and emphasizes the imp… more »