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 vii
... CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE 281 TO ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL 287 WHAT CAN'T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED · 290 WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO 294 WHEN THE CAT IS AWAY THE MICE WILL ( OR MAY ) PLAY · 300 WHO KEEPS COMPANY WITH A WOLF LEARNS TO ...
... CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE 281 TO ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL 287 WHAT CAN'T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED · 290 WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO 294 WHEN THE CAT IS AWAY THE MICE WILL ( OR MAY ) PLAY · 300 WHO KEEPS COMPANY WITH A WOLF LEARNS TO ...
Pagina 24
... Carrying coals to Newcastle , " and " Owls to Athens . " The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Thessalo- nians said " If any will not work neither let him eat " and in the Genesis Rabba we find it written " God designed man to work ...
... Carrying coals to Newcastle , " and " Owls to Athens . " The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Thessalo- nians said " If any will not work neither let him eat " and in the Genesis Rabba we find it written " God designed man to work ...
Pagina 91
... carrying them from place to place upon his back . ' All this may be true , ' replies the husbandman , ' but as I have taken you in bad company , and in the . same crime , you must expect to suffer the same punishment . " " - ÆSOP , B.C. ...
... carrying them from place to place upon his back . ' All this may be true , ' replies the husbandman , ' but as I have taken you in bad company , and in the . same crime , you must expect to suffer the same punishment . " " - ÆSOP , B.C. ...
Pagina 114
... carried out they would be subjected to heavy expense and loaded with burdens , sought means to circumvent their sovereign's will . After con- sultation they agreed to the novel expedient of pretending that they were idiots , so that ...
... carried out they would be subjected to heavy expense and loaded with burdens , sought means to circumvent their sovereign's will . After con- sultation they agreed to the novel expedient of pretending that they were idiots , so that ...
Pagina 119
... carrying on projects in the face of certain fail- ure , of which they have been duly advised . Why Cupar , the capital of the Kingdom of Life should have been selected as typical of such ' pig- headness ' we are unable to say ...
... carrying on projects in the face of certain fail- ure , of which they have been duly advised . Why Cupar , the capital of the Kingdom of Life should have been selected as typical of such ' pig- headness ' we are unable to say ...
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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