A collection of proverbs and quotes about the color White.
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A black plum is as sweet as a white.
A crow is no whiter for being washed.
Black cows give white milk.
Black soil produces white bread.
Diversity doesn't mean black and white only.Henry Louis Gates
Do you have to be black or white to play the blues?Keith Richards
Ebony and Ivory live together in perfect harmonyPaul McCartney
Side by side on my piano keyboard, Oh Lord why don't we?
Source: Ebony and Ivory lyrics
Even the white lily casts a shadow.
February is the uncertain month, neither black nor white but all shades between by turns. Nothing is sure.Gladys Hasty Carroll
He who runs from the white ant may stumble upon the stinging ant.
I see skies of blue and clouds of whiteLouis Armstrong
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Source: Lyrics: What a Wonderful World
In his hands he carried on a large leaf as on a tray a small pile of white water-lilies.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Fellowship of the Ring
About Tom Bombadil
Love makes the owl seem prettier than a white falcon.(unknown author)
Now Galadriel rose from the grass, and taking a cup from one of her maidens she filled it with white mead and gave it to Celeborn.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
Out of a white egg often comes a black chick.
The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame.
The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.(unknown author)
The gardener's hands are black with earth but his loaves are white.
The stars are far brighterJ.R.R. Tolkien
Than gems without measure
The moon is far whiter
Than silver in treasure:
The fire is more shining
On hearth in the glooming,
Than gold won by mining,
So why go a-roaming?
O! Tra-la-la-lally
Come back to the valley.
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 19 - The Last Stage
Part of a song by the elves.
The table is all laden with yellow cream, honeycomb, and white bread and butter. Goldberry is waiting.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Fellowship of the Ring
Quoted: Tom Bombadil
The white mushroom is small but noble.
The zebra told the white horse, "I am white," and told the black horse, "I am actually black".(unknown author)
Under white ashes lie often glowing embers.
When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remains white but its heart grows black.
White ChristmasSnow on Christmas day.
You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.Keith Richards
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