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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... camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of kindness " ( Greek ) . The most beautiful proverbs came from the Orient , where the temperament of ...
... camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of kindness " ( Greek ) . The most beautiful proverbs came from the Orient , where the temperament of ...
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... camel : " There is scarcely any limit , " he declares , in The Land and the Book , " to the proverbs which have been derived from this patient slave and inseparable companion of the Arabs . Its size , and sex , age , colour , habits ...
... camel : " There is scarcely any limit , " he declares , in The Land and the Book , " to the proverbs which have been derived from this patient slave and inseparable companion of the Arabs . Its size , and sex , age , colour , habits ...
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... camel ; for singing , an ass , " when wishing to describe a neighbour whom he dislikes . Not infrequently quotations are used , as when the Scotch say , " Mair haste the waur speed , ' quo ' the wee tailor to the lang thread , " and the ...
... camel ; for singing , an ass , " when wishing to describe a neighbour whom he dislikes . Not infrequently quotations are used , as when the Scotch say , " Mair haste the waur speed , ' quo ' the wee tailor to the lang thread , " and the ...
الصفحة 68
... camel to sell . The merchant's son went to the camel dealer and inquired the price of the animal . On being told that it could be purchased for a farthing he informed his father , who declared that the price was too high . In time ...
... camel to sell . The merchant's son went to the camel dealer and inquired the price of the animal . On being told that it could be purchased for a farthing he informed his father , who declared that the price was too high . In time ...
الصفحة 79
... camel together and each hung a pannier on its side filled with his goods . As they proceeded on their way the camel occasionally helped itself to vegetables from the greengrocer's pannier , which caused the potter to laugh at his ...
... camel together and each hung a pannier on its side filled with his goods . As they proceeded on their way the camel occasionally helped itself to vegetables from the greengrocer's pannier , which caused the potter to laugh at his ...
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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.