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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الصفحة 55
... asked , by way of reproof , to serv- ants who fail to bring to their masters that which they were told to bring . Have you poked my eye with my own finger ? ( Telugu ) . Have you turned my arguments against me ? He appears as if he ate ...
... asked , by way of reproof , to serv- ants who fail to bring to their masters that which they were told to bring . Have you poked my eye with my own finger ? ( Telugu ) . Have you turned my arguments against me ? He appears as if he ate ...
الصفحة 63
... asked a blacksmith to ply his trade away from his forge . The saying is used in referring to untimely requests . They shall pull us ! They shall pull us ! Then we shall sleep without fire . ( Oji - West Africa ) . " West Africans , who ...
... asked a blacksmith to ply his trade away from his forge . The saying is used in referring to untimely requests . They shall pull us ! They shall pull us ! Then we shall sleep without fire . ( Oji - West Africa ) . " West Africans , who ...
الصفحة 64
... asked many questions , now say something that is worth listening to . Today drunk with fun , tomorrow the paddle . ( Mauritius Creole ) . The proverb has special reference to slave days when neglect of duty was followed by punish- ment ...
... asked many questions , now say something that is worth listening to . Today drunk with fun , tomorrow the paddle . ( Mauritius Creole ) . The proverb has special reference to slave days when neglect of duty was followed by punish- ment ...
الصفحة 67
... meantime ' Jack ' devoured the liver of the black goat . When the tiger came back he was surprised to find that the goat had no liver . Turning to the jackal the tiger asked what was the meaning of this . ' Sire , ' exclaimed the ' 67.
... meantime ' Jack ' devoured the liver of the black goat . When the tiger came back he was surprised to find that the goat had no liver . Turning to the jackal the tiger asked what was the meaning of this . ' Sire , ' exclaimed the ' 67.
الصفحة 70
... asked him to sit down with him and rest , whereupon he sighed and uttered the above adage . Be deliberate ! Be deliberate ! ' Tis worth four hundred zuz . ( Hebrew ) . " The proverb originated under the following cir- cumstances : R ...
... asked him to sit down with him and rest , whereupon he sighed and uttered the above adage . Be deliberate ! Be deliberate ! ' Tis worth four hundred zuz . ( Hebrew ) . " The proverb originated under the following cir- cumstances : R ...
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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.