Sayings about Milk
God gives us milk but no jug. ~ German Proverbs
What can you do with a good cow that gives a lot of milk and then kicks the bucket over? ~ Yiddish Proverb
Communism is a cow of many; well milked and badly fed. ~ Spanish Proverbs
If you are offered a bull, do not ask how much milk he will give. ~ Arabian Proverb
No matter how much milk a cow has, you cannot milk butter from it. ~ African Proverb
Two farmers each claimed to own a certain cow. While one pulled on its head and the other pulled on its tail, the cow was milked by the lawyer. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Snakes turn milk into poison. ~ Sanskrit Proverb
In a rickety stable the cow produces no milk. ~ Russian Proverbs
No matter how hard you try, a bull will never give milk. ~ Ukrainian Proverbs
You don’t milk a cow with your hands in your pockets. ~ Russian Proverb
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? ~ American Proverbs
A noisy cow gives little milk. ~ Polish Proverb
There’s no use asking the cow to pour you a glass of milk. ~ American Proverb
Give a servant a proper meal and the cow will give more milk and the cat will drink less. ~ Swedish Proverbs
You can’t take the milk back from the coffee. ~ Jamaican Proverb
Before you milk a cow tie it up. ~ South African Proverb
Have patience, the grass will be milk soon enough. ~ Chinese Proverb
Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder. ~ Greek Proverbs
Even if fed milk, a snake will still emit poison. ~ Indian Proverbs
I have a cow in the sky, but cannot drink her milk. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
Better a goat that can give milk than a cow that cannot. ~ Estonian Proverb
I don’t care how many pails of milk I lose, as long as I don’t lose the cow. ~ Traditional Proverb
Water and milk do not mix. ~ Somali Proverb
A black cow also gives white milk. ~ Sierra Leonean Proverb
Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow. ~ Icelandic Proverb
Don’t cry over spilt milk. ~ English Proverbs
Quotations about Milk
I asked the waiter, ‘Is this milk fresh?’ He said, ‘Lady, three hours ago it was grass. ~ Phyllis Diller
The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk. ~ Dustin Hoffman
I don’t believe that you have to be a cow to know what milk is. ~ Ann Landers
Get off your horse and drink your milk. ~ John Wayne
You cannot have power for good without having power for evil too. Even mother’s milk nourishes murderers as well as heroes. ~ George Bernard Shaw
Adversity’s sweet milk, philosophy. ~ William Shakespeare
The way to my heart is through Belgian milk chocolate. ~ Emma Donoghue
Mankind has a free will; but it is free to milk cows and to build houses, nothing more. ~ Martin Luther
Tranquility is the old man’s milk. ~ Thomas Jefferson
Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
A child is fed with milk and praise. ~ Mary Lamb
If you must cry over spilled milk then please try to condense it. ~ Author Unknown
Opie, you haven’t finished your milk. We can’t put it back in the cow, you know. ~ Aunt Bee Taylor
He who distributes the milk of human kindness cannot help but spill a little on himself. ~ James Matthew Barrie
Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned. ~ W. C. Fields
You can only milk a cow so long, then you’re left holding the pail. ~ Hank Aaron
All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow. ~ Grant Wood
