Curiosities in Proverbs: A Collection of Unusual Adages, Maxims, Aphorisms, Phrases and Other Popular Dicta from Many Lands, Classified and Arranged with AnnotationsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... Osmanli Proverbs and Quaint Sayings . Originally Collected by Ahmed Midhat Effendi . London , 1897 . DAVIS , JOHN FRANCIS . and London , 1823 . Chinese Moral Maxims . Macao DAVIS , W. A. Japanese Songs and Proverbs . Kyoto , 1913 ...
... Osmanli Proverbs and Quaint Sayings . Originally Collected by Ahmed Midhat Effendi . London , 1897 . DAVIS , JOHN FRANCIS . and London , 1823 . Chinese Moral Maxims . Macao DAVIS , W. A. Japanese Songs and Proverbs . Kyoto , 1913 ...
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... ( Osmanli ) ; " Husband and wife in perfect accord are the music of the harp and lute " ( Chinese ) ; " A widow is a rudderless boat " ( Chinese ) ; " An old man in love is like a flower in winter " ( Portuguese ) ; " Grey hairs are ...
... ( Osmanli ) ; " Husband and wife in perfect accord are the music of the harp and lute " ( Chinese ) ; " A widow is a rudderless boat " ( Chinese ) ; " An old man in love is like a flower in winter " ( Portuguese ) ; " Grey hairs are ...
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... Osmanli peasants say " The excellent dog bites his master , " when re- ferring to one who seeks his own advantage in serving another , and the native of Hindustan repeats the phrase " For beauty , a camel ; for singing , an ass , " when ...
... Osmanli peasants say " The excellent dog bites his master , " when re- ferring to one who seeks his own advantage in serving another , and the native of Hindustan repeats the phrase " For beauty , a camel ; for singing , an ass , " when ...
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... ( Osmanli ) . That is he carries out his purpose by trickery and by direct assault . If St. Swithin greets this year , the proverb says , the weather will be foul for forty days . ( English ) . The Scotch rendering of this rhyme leaves ...
... ( Osmanli ) . That is he carries out his purpose by trickery and by direct assault . If St. Swithin greets this year , the proverb says , the weather will be foul for forty days . ( English ) . The Scotch rendering of this rhyme leaves ...
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... ( Osmanli ) . Sometimes this saying is rendered , “ The fox has a hundred proverbs ; ninety - nine are about poultry , " the meaning being that men are most familiar with the proverbs that apply to matters with which they have had some ...
... ( Osmanli ) . Sometimes this saying is rendered , “ The fox has a hundred proverbs ; ninety - nine are about poultry , " the meaning being that men are most familiar with the proverbs that apply to matters with which they have had some ...
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الصفحة 99 - A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
الصفحة 98 - A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city ; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
الصفحة 112 - There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
الصفحة 182 - Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause ; An awful pause! prophetic of her end.
الصفحة 125 - For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
الصفحة 95 - The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear, An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
الصفحة 146 - Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts
الصفحة 104 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
الصفحة 119 - For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
الصفحة 110 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.