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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... man in love is like a flower in winter " ( Portuguese ) ; " Grey hairs are death's blossoms " ( English ) ; " The ... man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of kindness ...
... man in love is like a flower in winter " ( Portuguese ) ; " Grey hairs are death's blossoms " ( English ) ; " The ... man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of kindness ...
الصفحة 17
... man's life , whether he be a king or a beggar , a lord or a peasant , a master or a slave . Education , social standing , political influence , and even religious profession offer no protection ; wherever there is a defect in character ...
... man's life , whether he be a king or a beggar , a lord or a peasant , a master or a slave . Education , social standing , political influence , and even religious profession offer no protection ; wherever there is a defect in character ...
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... man we may well quote the well - known adage , ' A rolling stone gathers no moss ' ; but , on the other hand , it is ... man's life , " we are told , " is often built on a proverb . " It is more certainly true that proverbs are built on ...
... man we may well quote the well - known adage , ' A rolling stone gathers no moss ' ; but , on the other hand , it is ... man's life , " we are told , " is often built on a proverb . " It is more certainly true that proverbs are built on ...
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... man's only friend " ; " God's feet are of wool , His hands are of iron " ; " If misfortune has not found you , wait a moment , you will find it " ; " One guest hates another and the host hates both of them " ; and " If a man is doomed ...
... man's only friend " ; " God's feet are of wool , His hands are of iron " ; " If misfortune has not found you , wait a moment , you will find it " ; " One guest hates another and the host hates both of them " ; and " If a man is doomed ...
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... man's saying , " never hesitating to use it on occasions even when it reflects on themselves . It must always be ... man nor beast , " are adages in common use . Furthermore , the success or failure of human undertaking is often ...
... man's saying , " never hesitating to use it on occasions even when it reflects on themselves . It must always be ... man nor beast , " are adages in common use . Furthermore , the success or failure of human undertaking is often ...
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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.