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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... , " and in Bengal when a man thinks of seeking aid from an improvident person his friends will say " He has a pot , but no camphor in it . " Proverbs are frequently expressed in a way that indicate they 34 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... , " and in Bengal when a man thinks of seeking aid from an improvident person his friends will say " He has a pot , but no camphor in it . " Proverbs are frequently expressed in a way that indicate they 34 Curiosities in Proverbs.
الصفحة 54
... person in the house . ( Osmanli ) . It would be indiscreet to cast reflection on the baldness of any person by an implied or indirect comparison . The outer surface of a cup is smooth like a bald head . Even a river will forgive three ...
... person in the house . ( Osmanli ) . It would be indiscreet to cast reflection on the baldness of any person by an implied or indirect comparison . The outer surface of a cup is smooth like a bald head . Even a river will forgive three ...
الصفحة 76
... saved his life . I beg your pardon , Madam Cow . ( Modern Greek ) . Used when one person is mistaken for another . Alexander Negris gives the following incident as indicating the origin of the saying : " A French 76 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... saved his life . I beg your pardon , Madam Cow . ( Modern Greek ) . Used when one person is mistaken for another . Alexander Negris gives the following incident as indicating the origin of the saying : " A French 76 Curiosities in Proverbs.
الصفحة 78
... went proudly forward and coming too close to the ass got knocked on the head , leaving the fox to enjoy their common spoil . " - Alexander Nicolson . In teaching an ignorant person I became troubled in mind 78 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... went proudly forward and coming too close to the ass got knocked on the head , leaving the fox to enjoy their common spoil . " - Alexander Nicolson . In teaching an ignorant person I became troubled in mind 78 Curiosities in Proverbs.
الصفحة 79
... person I became troubled in mind , for he broke the nest and destroyed the eggs . ( Assa- mese ) . 66 This proverb reminds one of Solomon's admonition : Answer not a fool according to his folly , lest thou also be like unto him ...
... person I became troubled in mind , for he broke the nest and destroyed the eggs . ( Assa- mese ) . 66 This proverb reminds one of Solomon's admonition : Answer not a fool according to his folly , lest thou also be like unto him ...
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African Alexander Hislop Arabian Arabs asked Assamese beard beauty Behar Bengalese better Bible bird blind bread camel cheese Chinese Christmas comes Creole crow Danish death devil drink Dutch eggs English evil fool fortune French Gaelic German give goat gude hair hand hath head heart Hebrew Hindustani honour horse indicate Irish Italian Japanese John John Heywood Kashmiri king land Latin lish live Louisiana Creole luck lucky Luke man's Marathi marry Martinique master Matt misfortune Modern Greek morning mouth never night Osmanli Persian phrase Portuguese Prov proverb is applied quoted rain referring replied Rhyme Russian Sanskrit saying Scotch Scotland simile snake sneeze sometimes Spanish stone tail Tamil Telugu Testament thee things Thomas Tusser thou tomorrow tongue tree Turkish weather weaver Welsh wife wind wise woman words Yule
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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.