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 27
... night - the year " ; " The earth is man's only friend " ; " God's feet are of wool , His hands are of iron " ; " If misfortune has not found you , wait a moment , you will find it " ; " One guest hates another and the host hates both of ...
... night - the year " ; " The earth is man's only friend " ; " God's feet are of wool , His hands are of iron " ; " If misfortune has not found you , wait a moment , you will find it " ; " One guest hates another and the host hates both of ...
الصفحة 32
... night- caps were worn men gravely said : " Cover your 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 ...
... night- caps were worn men gravely said : " Cover your 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 ...
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... night , unless intercepted by the freebooters and borderers . If , therefore , those borderers came , their cattle came not ; if they came not , their cattle surely returned . " - John Ray . If you cut off from your tongue and roast and ...
... night , unless intercepted by the freebooters and borderers . If , therefore , those borderers came , their cattle came not ; if they came not , their cattle surely returned . " - John Ray . If you cut off from your tongue and roast and ...
الصفحة 63
... ( Oji - West Africa ) . " West Africans , who have scanty clothing , sleep by the side of a fire during the colder nights of the year . When troubled by the smoke , they order a slave , or some one handy , to Obscure Proverbs 63.
... ( Oji - West Africa ) . " West Africans , who have scanty clothing , sleep by the side of a fire during the colder nights of the year . When troubled by the smoke , they order a slave , or some one handy , to Obscure Proverbs 63.
الصفحة 70
... night . Be a dog rather than a younger brother . ( Persian ) . This proverb comes from a story of a man who had three sons . The youngest was always considered to be subservient to the others . One cold winter night when there was much ...
... night . Be a dog rather than a younger brother . ( Persian ) . This proverb comes from a story of a man who had three sons . The youngest was always considered to be subservient to the others . One cold winter night when there was much ...
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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.