Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... saying , a phrase or expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter ... sayings and not infrequently use from twenty to forty words in giving expres- sion to their thoughts . As for ...
... saying , a phrase or expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter ... sayings and not infrequently use from twenty to forty words in giving expres- sion to their thoughts . As for ...
الصفحة 2
... saying , “ A proverb is to speech what salt is to food . " Lord Chesterfield , who was fastidious about dress and deportment , declared that a man of fashion never had recourse to proverbs and vulgar aphorisms ; yet many wise and useful ...
... saying , “ A proverb is to speech what salt is to food . " Lord Chesterfield , who was fastidious about dress and deportment , declared that a man of fashion never had recourse to proverbs and vulgar aphorisms ; yet many wise and useful ...
الصفحة 3
... saying gave rise to our familiar maxim- " Walls have ears . " During the time of Moses people compared their mighty ... sayings , " " parables , " " the words of the wise " and " the sayings of the ancients , " yet in all essential ...
... saying gave rise to our familiar maxim- " Walls have ears . " During the time of Moses people compared their mighty ... sayings , " " parables , " " the words of the wise " and " the sayings of the ancients , " yet in all essential ...
الصفحة 7
... sayings have been preserved . Of the three thousand that are attributed to him , scarcely eight hundred are found in the Scriptures . Some of the old Rabbinical scholars were fond of believing that those on record admitted of a double ...
... sayings have been preserved . Of the three thousand that are attributed to him , scarcely eight hundred are found in the Scriptures . Some of the old Rabbinical scholars were fond of believing that those on record admitted of a double ...
الصفحة 8
... sayings of the Rabbis , but with many Grecian , Indian , Babylonian , and Persian aphorisms that had come into common use among the people . Homer , Æsop , Solon , Aristotle , and others had introduced a large number of adages to the ...
... sayings of the Rabbis , but with many Grecian , Indian , Babylonian , and Persian aphorisms that had come into common use among the people . Homer , Æsop , Solon , Aristotle , and others had introduced a large number of adages to the ...
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