Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة ix
... Lon- don , 1900 . PERCIVAL , P. Tamil Proverbs . Madras , 1874 . RAMSAY , ALLAN . A Collection of Scots Proverbs . Edin- burgh and Glasgow , 1797 . RAPAPORT , Samuel . Tales and Maxims from the Midrash Authorities Consulted ix.
... Lon- don , 1900 . PERCIVAL , P. Tamil Proverbs . Madras , 1874 . RAMSAY , ALLAN . A Collection of Scots Proverbs . Edin- burgh and Glasgow , 1797 . RAPAPORT , Samuel . Tales and Maxims from the Midrash Authorities Consulted ix.
الصفحة 13
... " ( Arabian ) ; " Better poor with honour than rich with shame " ( Dutch ) ; " Con- scious guilt will fret the heart " ( Tamil ) . Not only do proverbs sometimes commend virtue and honour , but there are not a few Introduction 13.
... " ( Arabian ) ; " Better poor with honour than rich with shame " ( Dutch ) ; " Con- scious guilt will fret the heart " ( Tamil ) . Not only do proverbs sometimes commend virtue and honour , but there are not a few Introduction 13.
الصفحة 33
... Tamil peasants were sure that " No matter what may be eaten , if four dates are taken afterwards the whole will be digested , " and some advised , " When a severe illness comes eat bread and onions . " SUPERSTITION IN PROVERBS The more ...
... Tamil peasants were sure that " No matter what may be eaten , if four dates are taken afterwards the whole will be digested , " and some advised , " When a severe illness comes eat bread and onions . " SUPERSTITION IN PROVERBS The more ...
الصفحة 34
... Tamil practice of prefixing " It is said " to many adages , and the almost universal liking for aphorisms in the form of questions , as when the Persians ask " Why do those who preach repentance seldom repent ? " and the Kashmiri people ...
... Tamil practice of prefixing " It is said " to many adages , and the almost universal liking for aphorisms in the form of questions , as when the Persians ask " Why do those who preach repentance seldom repent ? " and the Kashmiri people ...
الصفحة 59
... ( Tamil ) . Nandan was " the name of a shoemaker who is reputed to have reigned as a king for three hours , and to have issued leather coin . " - P . Percival . No one will meddle with a piece of furniture that has a mouth . ( Spanish ) ...
... ( Tamil ) . Nandan was " the name of a shoemaker who is reputed to have reigned as a king for three hours , and to have issued leather coin . " - P . Percival . No one will meddle with a piece of furniture that has a mouth . ( Spanish ) ...
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