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
... Italian saying " A little gall spoils a great deal of honey , " the 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 ...
... Italian saying " A little gall spoils a great deal of honey , " the 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 ...
Pagina 35
... Italians give the thought a religious turn and affirm that " God helps him who is in possession . " Mr. F. Edward Hulme draws attention to the difference in our English rendering of the proverb and 35 PROVERBS ANNOTATED PAGE xi 3 A BIRD ...
... Italians give the thought a religious turn and affirm that " God helps him who is in possession . " Mr. F. Edward Hulme draws attention to the difference in our English rendering of the proverb and 35 PROVERBS ANNOTATED PAGE xi 3 A BIRD ...
Pagina 39
... Italians , French or English , who ever read or wrote of proverbs will readily grant me that it is better to have an egg today than a hen tomorrow ; that the present pleasure is more eligible than a future enjoyment ; that it is safer ...
... Italians , French or English , who ever read or wrote of proverbs will readily grant me that it is better to have an egg today than a hen tomorrow ; that the present pleasure is more eligible than a future enjoyment ; that it is safer ...
Pagina 40
... Italians say : ' Better be bird of the wood than bird of the cage . ' This is rightly enough the bird's point of view ; but the owner of the cage puts things rather differently , and de- clares : ' Better one bird in the hand than ten ...
... Italians say : ' Better be bird of the wood than bird of the cage . ' This is rightly enough the bird's point of view ; but the owner of the cage puts things rather differently , and de- clares : ' Better one bird in the hand than ten ...
Pagina 42
... ( Italian ) . A bird in the hand is worth two fleeing by . ( Scotch , 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 ...
... ( Italian ) . A bird in the hand is worth two fleeing by . ( Scotch , 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 ...
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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