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 vi
... LATE TO SHUT THE STABLE DOOR WHEN THE HORSE IS STOLEN 181 KILL NOT THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG 188 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP 190 LOOK NOT A GIVEN HORSE IN THE MOUTH 194 MISERY LOVES COMPANY 199 NAME NOT A ROPE IN HIS HOUSE THAT HANGED ...
... LATE TO SHUT THE STABLE DOOR WHEN THE HORSE IS STOLEN 181 KILL NOT THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG 188 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP 190 LOOK NOT A GIVEN HORSE IN THE MOUTH 194 MISERY LOVES COMPANY 199 NAME NOT A ROPE IN HIS HOUSE THAT HANGED ...
Pagina 42
... late . ( Osmanli ) . A bird in the hand is worth a dozen on wing . ( Gaelic ) . A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large . A bird in the hand is better than a hundred - or thousand- flying . ( Spanish ) . ( Italian ) . A bird in ...
... late . ( Osmanli ) . A bird in the hand is worth a dozen on wing . ( Gaelic ) . A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large . A bird in the hand is better than a hundred - or thousand- flying . ( Spanish ) . ( Italian ) . A bird in ...
Pagina 97
... late is too late . If the train starts on time one may as well be an hour late as ten minutes . The origin of this proverb is unknown . Some have thought that it was derived from the less familiar " An inch of a miss is as good as a ...
... late is too late . If the train starts on time one may as well be an hour late as ten minutes . The origin of this proverb is unknown . Some have thought that it was derived from the less familiar " An inch of a miss is as good as a ...
Pagina 98
... late is much too late . ( German ) . A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse . ( English ) . For a point Martin lost the cope . ( Italian ) . For a single point Martin lost his ass . ( French ) . Lost by a drop can't be recovered by ...
... late is much too late . ( German ) . A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse . ( English ) . For a point Martin lost the cope . ( Italian ) . For a single point Martin lost his ass . ( French ) . Lost by a drop can't be recovered by ...
Pagina 170
... late , Our acts our angels are , or good or ill , Our fatal shadows that walk by us still . " JOHN FLETCHER ( ? ) A.D. 1576–1625 , Honest Man's Fortune . " I would recommend our proverb to the re- flection of the great ; for ' tis pity ...
... late , Our acts our angels are , or good or ill , Our fatal shadows that walk by us still . " JOHN FLETCHER ( ? ) A.D. 1576–1625 , Honest Man's Fortune . " I would recommend our proverb to the re- flection of the great ; for ' tis pity ...
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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