Famous Proverbs
24 Proverbs about Peacock / Page 2
11. At twenty a man will be a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy a monkey, and at eighty nothing.
12. If the peacock were to look at its feet, it would stop him strutting.
13. The bachelor is a peacock, the fiancT is a lion and the married man a mule.
14. A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail.
15. Sparrows who mimic peacocks are likely to break a thigh.
16. Sparrows who mimic peacocks are likely to break a thigh.
17. The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail.
18. The peacock hath fair feathers, but a foul voice.
19. The peacock hath fair feathers, but foul feet.
20. Them short fe singer when dem put peacock in a choir.