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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... what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the towel , " I INTRODUCTION ·
... what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the towel , " I INTRODUCTION ·
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... head by day as much as you will , by night as much as you can " ; yet there was a reason for the admonition , as draughts of cold air constantly found their way through the cracks and crevices of houses . In old Spain people who early ...
... head by day as much as you will , by night as much as you can " ; yet there was a reason for the admonition , as draughts of cold air constantly found their way through the cracks and crevices of houses . In old Spain people who early ...
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... head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in the pocket ; ten in the heart ; ten in the pillow . ( Kashmiri ) . The man keeps his own counsel and it is ...
... head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in the pocket ; ten in the heart ; ten in the pillow . ( Kashmiri ) . The man keeps his own counsel and it is ...
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... heads for a zuz , a hundred lips for nothing . ( Hebrew ) . The ancient Hebrews held that every man should learn a trade , but as some trades were more honourable and profitable than others it was a father's duty to teach his son a ...
... heads for a zuz , a hundred lips for nothing . ( Hebrew ) . The ancient Hebrews held that every man should learn a trade , but as some trades were more honourable and profitable than others it was a father's duty to teach his son a ...
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... head . Even a river will forgive three offences . ( Telugu ) . A drowning man is supposed to sink three times before finally disappearing from sight . Every hog has his St. Martin's day . ( Spanish ) . The season for killing hogs in ...
... head . Even a river will forgive three offences . ( Telugu ) . A drowning man is supposed to sink three times before finally disappearing from sight . Every hog has his St. Martin's day . ( Spanish ) . The season for killing hogs in ...
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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.