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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... Tongue Concerning Marriage . London . Various Editions . HISLOP , ALEXANDER . The Proverbs of Scotland . Edin- burgh . HULME , F. EDWARD . INWARDS , RICHARD . Proverb Lore . London , 1906 . Weather Lore . London , 1898 . JONES , HUGH ...
... Tongue Concerning Marriage . London . Various Editions . HISLOP , ALEXANDER . The Proverbs of Scotland . Edin- burgh . HULME , F. EDWARD . INWARDS , RICHARD . Proverb Lore . London , 1906 . Weather Lore . London , 1898 . JONES , HUGH ...
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... tongue , " and five thousand years ago they declared that " He that is wrong fights against himself . " Long before the coming of Christ the people of the Orient were repeating our familiar adages 2 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... tongue , " and five thousand years ago they declared that " He that is wrong fights against himself . " Long before the coming of Christ the people of the Orient were repeating our familiar adages 2 Curiosities in Proverbs.
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... tongue than that indicated , others are used by many people in many lands . It is hoped that the book will be found in- teresting and suggestive , and that through it the reader may become better acquainted with the life and purposes of ...
... tongue than that indicated , others are used by many people in many lands . It is hoped that the book will be found in- teresting and suggestive , and that through it the reader may become better acquainted with the life and purposes of ...
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... tongue ; he who has eye - ache , his hand . ( Osmanli ) . This singular piece of advice is based on the belief that the contact of the tongue with an aching tooth and the touching of a sore eye with the hand increases the pain . His ...
... tongue ; he who has eye - ache , his hand . ( Osmanli ) . This singular piece of advice is based on the belief that the contact of the tongue with an aching tooth and the touching of a sore eye with the hand increases the pain . His ...
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... tongue and roast and eat it , you have no meat . ( Uji - West - African ) . This proverb is intended to refer to people who seek to settle disputes and secure their rights by carrying on a lawsuit against their own relations . ' Tis ...
... tongue and roast and eat it , you have no meat . ( Uji - West - African ) . This proverb is intended to refer to people who seek to settle disputes and secure their rights by carrying on a lawsuit against their own relations . ' Tis ...
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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.