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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear in Spanish

you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear in Spanish

aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
phrase
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
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