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 18
... fish and he for a fish give him a serpent , or if he ask for an egg will he give him a scorpion " ( Matt . 7 : 9 , 10 ) . Long before His day the Greeks used the phrase " A scorpion for a perch . " At one time Christ admonished His ...
... fish and he for a fish give him a serpent , or if he ask for an egg will he give him a scorpion " ( Matt . 7 : 9 , 10 ) . Long before His day the Greeks used the phrase " A scorpion for a perch . " At one time Christ admonished His ...
Pagina 24
... fish to Acco ? " These sayings put in the mouth of Pharaoh correspond to our " 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 ...
... fish to Acco ? " These sayings put in the mouth of Pharaoh correspond to our " 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 ...
Pagina 44
... fish - today than tazard— a kind of mackerel tomorrow . ( Martinique Creole ) . It is better to haif ane brade in ... fish that are near than to let the mind dwell on large and fine fish that are distant . ( Assamese ) . Oat bread today ...
... fish - today than tazard— a kind of mackerel tomorrow . ( Martinique Creole ) . It is better to haif ane brade in ... fish that are near than to let the mind dwell on large and fine fish that are distant . ( Assamese ) . Oat bread today ...
Pagina 45
... ( Telugu ) . Milk the cow you have caught , what's the good of following the runaway . ( Latin ) . Sour milk which has been tried is better than untried curds . ( Syriac ) . The fish binny said , " If thou canst find A Bird in the Hand 45.
... ( Telugu ) . Milk the cow you have caught , what's the good of following the runaway . ( Latin ) . Sour milk which has been tried is better than untried curds . ( Syriac ) . The fish binny said , " If thou canst find A Bird in the Hand 45.
Pagina 46
... fish binny said , " If thou canst find a better than myself do not eat me " —the binny fish is regarded as one of the best tasting fishes that are to be caught in the Nile . ( Arabian ) . The sheep says they too get the child , but the ...
... fish binny said , " If thou canst find a better than myself do not eat me " —the binny fish is regarded as one of the best tasting fishes that are to be caught in the Nile . ( Arabian ) . The sheep says they too get the child , but 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