The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with Annotations and Lists of Connected Forms, Found in All Parts of the WorldG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922 - 329 pagini |
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Pagina 14
... Dutch , " One rotten apple in the basket infects the whole quantity , " the German , " One rotten egg spoils the whole pudding , " the Danish and Italian , " One mangy sheep spoils the whole flock " and the Russian " A spoonful of tar ...
... Dutch , " One rotten apple in the basket infects the whole quantity , " the German , " One rotten egg spoils the whole pudding , " the Danish and Italian , " One mangy sheep spoils the whole flock " and the Russian " A spoonful of tar ...
Pagina 42
... Dutch , Portuguese ) . A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood . ( English ) . A bird in the hand is worth two on the wing . ( Guernsey ) . A captured bird is worth a thousand on the green . ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth ...
... Dutch , Portuguese ) . A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood . ( English ) . A bird in the hand is worth two on the wing . ( Guernsey ) . A captured bird is worth a thousand on the green . ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth ...
Pagina 43
... Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies . ( Portuguese ) . Better a fowl in the hand than two flying . ( English , Scotch ) . Better a lean lintie in the hand than the fat finch on the wand . ( Scotch ) . Better ...
... Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies . ( Portuguese ) . Better a fowl in the hand than two flying . ( English , Scotch ) . Better a lean lintie in the hand than the fat finch on the wand . ( Scotch ) . Better ...
Pagina 44
... ( Dutch , Portuguese ) . One bird in the net is better than a hundred- or thousand -flying . ( Hebrew ) . One bird in your hand is better than ten birds in the sky . ( Ashanti ) . One " here it is , " is better than two " you will get ...
... ( Dutch , Portuguese ) . One bird in the net is better than a hundred- or thousand -flying . ( Hebrew ) . One bird in your hand is better than ten birds in the sky . ( Ashanti ) . One " here it is , " is better than two " you will get ...
Pagina 54
... ( Dutch ) . Do not show a man that is hanged , a rope ; nor a burnt man fire . ( Syrian ) . Experience keeps a dear school , but fools learn in no other . ( English ) . Experience is the best teacher . ( English ) . Experience is the ...
... ( Dutch ) . Do not show a man that is hanged , a rope ; nor a burnt man fire . ( Syrian ) . Experience keeps a dear school , but fools learn in no other . ( English ) . Experience is the best teacher . ( English ) . Experience is the ...
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according ages ALLIED PROVERBS appear Arabian bear become better bird blind called carry century child Chinese comes common crook crow Danish daughter doctor Dutch enemy English evil expression fall father fear feet fire fish follows fool French friendship Gaelic Garhwal German give given goes gold golden hand head heart Hebrew Hindustani hold honest horse Italian JOHN keep King known late Latin live London look Marathi mind Modern Greek mother mouth natural never once origin Osmanli peacock Persian phrase physician Portuguese quoted referred saying Scotch sell Spanish speak stone story swallow tail Tamil tell Telugu things thinks thou thought throw tongue true turn VARIANT PROVERBS wall whistle wise worth young