Silk PurseYou cannot make a silk purse of a sow's car. “You cannot make a horn of a pig's tail.” A sow's ear may somewhat resemble a purse, and a curled pig's tail may somewhat resemble a twisted horn, but a sow's ear cannot be made into a silk purse, nor a pig's tail into a cow's horn. You cannot make, my lord, I fear, A velvet purse of a sow's ear. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Silk Purse from Infoplease:
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