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 v
... MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER 56 A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS 58 67 80 A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS 90 A MAN MAY BRING HIS HORSE TO WATER , but He CANNOT MAKE HIM DRINK A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE ...
... MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER 56 A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS 58 67 80 A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS 90 A MAN MAY BRING HIS HORSE TO WATER , but He CANNOT MAKE HIM DRINK A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE ...
Pagina 10
... mother made him learn by heart in his childhood , the third , fourth , eighth and twelfth chapters of the book and that he regarded this commitment to memory as " the most precious and on the whole essential part of all my edu- cation ...
... mother made him learn by heart in his childhood , the third , fourth , eighth and twelfth chapters of the book and that he regarded this commitment to memory as " the most precious and on the whole essential part of all my edu- cation ...
Pagina 13
... mother , so the daughter " ( See Psa . 106 : 35-40 ; Ezek . 16 : 44 ) has its parallel in a multitude of modern maxims . The words of the wise woman re- corded in II Sam . 20 : 18 : " They shall surely ask counsel of Abel " -i.e . Abel ...
... mother , so the daughter " ( See Psa . 106 : 35-40 ; Ezek . 16 : 44 ) has its parallel in a multitude of modern maxims . The words of the wise woman re- corded in II Sam . 20 : 18 : " They shall surely ask counsel of Abel " -i.e . Abel ...
Pagina 23
... mother , ' corresponding to our " What the child hears at the fireside it repeats in the market place . " " Should the castle totter , its name is still castle ; should the dunghill be raised , its name is still dunghill , " " Should ...
... mother , ' corresponding to our " What the child hears at the fireside it repeats in the market place . " " Should the castle totter , its name is still castle ; should the dunghill be raised , its name is still dunghill , " " Should ...
Pagina 31
... mother of all sciences . " But proverbs at best are only half truths . For that reason we find some that contradict the teaching of others . " A rolling stone gathers no moss " but it is equally true that " A setting hen never gets fat ...
... mother of all sciences . " But proverbs at best are only half truths . For that reason we find some that contradict the teaching of others . " A rolling stone gathers no moss " but it is equally true that " A setting hen never gets fat ...
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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