Curiosities in Proverbs: A Collection of Unusual Adages, Maxims, Aphorisms, Phrases and Other Popular Dicta from Many LandsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three hundred and fifty years ago John Hey- wood said that every proverb had the three essential characteristics of brevity , sensibility , and saltness ; but one from ...
... becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three hundred and fifty years ago John Hey- wood said that every proverb had the three essential characteristics of brevity , sensibility , and saltness ; but one from ...
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... becomes a widow who will cook for you ? " or the Greek adage , " Shave an egg and take its hair ? " If proverbs are not necessarily short nor sensible they may possess the characteristic quality of saltness , at least in the sense of ...
... becomes a widow who will cook for you ? " or the Greek adage , " Shave an egg and take its hair ? " If proverbs are not necessarily short nor sensible they may possess the characteristic quality of saltness , at least in the sense of ...
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... becomes necessary in searching for the exact meaning of a saying to study not only the history of the times in which it became current or was most popular , but also the language , literature , folk - lore , songs , and superstitions of ...
... becomes necessary in searching for the exact meaning of a saying to study not only the history of the times in which it became current or was most popular , but also the language , literature , folk - lore , songs , and superstitions of ...
الصفحة 11
... to pay Paul ” and " Nothing so deaf as an adder " have trav- elled from one land to another until they have become almost universal in their use and are quoted by thousands of people without any clear perception of Introduction II.
... to pay Paul ” and " Nothing so deaf as an adder " have trav- elled from one land to another until they have become almost universal in their use and are quoted by thousands of people without any clear perception of Introduction II.
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... become popular ; thus in Scotland when one shows too much inquisitiveness regarding another's charac- ter or property he is told to " Ask the tapster if his ale is gude , " and in Bengal when a man thinks of seeking aid from an ...
... become popular ; thus in Scotland when one shows too much inquisitiveness regarding another's charac- ter or property he is told to " Ask the tapster if his ale is gude , " and in Bengal when a man thinks of seeking aid from an ...
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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 112 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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 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 110 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
الصفحة 105 - Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.
الصفحة 109 - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.