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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... WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH 35 A BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE 47 A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK . LIKE FATHER LIKE SON . LIKE 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 ...
... WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH 35 A BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE 47 A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK . LIKE FATHER LIKE SON . LIKE 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 ...
Pagina 32
... worth storing in the mind for thought and guidance . Gifted poets of bygone ages , profound philosophers , eloquent preachers , faithful students and men of letters have collected and used them with appropriate- ness and power , and we ...
... worth storing in the mind for thought and guidance . Gifted poets of bygone ages , profound philosophers , eloquent preachers , faithful students and men of letters have collected and used them with appropriate- ness and power , and we ...
Pagina 35
... WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH Certainty is better than uncertainty , possession is better than prospect . Though caution and prudence are commend- able , the truthfulness of the proverb under all cir- cumstances may be questioned . The refusal ...
... WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH Certainty is better than uncertainty , possession is better than prospect . Though caution and prudence are commend- able , the truthfulness of the proverb under all cir- cumstances may be questioned . The refusal ...
Pagina 36
... worth twa fleeing bye " and the English declaration that " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush " " is the greater value of a small certainty than a larger possi- bility ; but while the twittering of the free birds in the bush ...
... worth twa fleeing bye " and the English declaration that " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush " " is the greater value of a small certainty than a larger possi- bility ; but while the twittering of the free birds in the bush ...
Pagina 37
... worth two in the bush . " If the proverb sprang from some such tale we must not forget that all the Gothamite stories predate their application to the fools of that town . Lord Surrey , we are told , at one time gave a kingfisher to ...
... worth two in the bush . " If the proverb sprang from some such tale we must not forget that all the Gothamite stories predate their application to the fools of that town . Lord Surrey , we are told , at one time gave a kingfisher to ...
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The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with ... Dwight Edwards Marvin Vizualizare completă - 1922 |
The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with ... Dwight Edwards Marvin Vizualizare completă - 1922 |
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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