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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... our readings ; and although they are no longer the orna- ments of conversation , they have not ceased to be the treasuries of thought . ” — Isaac Disraeli CONTENTS AUTHORITIES CONSULTED PAGE vii INTRODUCTION PROVERBS ABOUT PROVERBS I iii.
... our readings ; and although they are no longer the orna- ments of conversation , they have not ceased to be the treasuries of thought . ” — Isaac Disraeli CONTENTS AUTHORITIES CONSULTED PAGE vii INTRODUCTION PROVERBS ABOUT PROVERBS I iii.
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... thoughts . As for sensibility , what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the ...
... thoughts . As for sensibility , what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the ...
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... thoughts of the people , nor indicate the intellectual status , moral standards , and social ideals of a com- munity , save as they are able to conduct their readers in spirit into the very presence of those of whom they write and cause ...
... thoughts of the people , nor indicate the intellectual status , moral standards , and social ideals of a com- munity , save as they are able to conduct their readers in spirit into the very presence of those of whom they write and cause ...
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... thought that it seems as though they might be lines or couplets taken from the forgotten songs of by- gone days , or perhaps from the writings of some unknown poet . Take , for example , such as these : " The heart has its summer and ...
... thought that it seems as though they might be lines or couplets taken from the forgotten songs of by- gone days , or perhaps from the writings of some unknown poet . Take , for example , such as these : " The heart has its summer and ...
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... thoughts in poetical language . It is difficult to translate an Eastern proverb and retain its beauty . The meaning may be given with a reasonable degree of accuracy , but the underlying thought and graceful ar- rangement of words can ...
... thoughts in poetical language . It is difficult to translate an Eastern proverb and retain its beauty . The meaning may be given with a reasonable degree of accuracy , but the underlying thought and graceful ar- rangement of words can ...
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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.