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 5
... young . Others were repeated by Theophrastus , Aristotle , Plato and Pythagoras , the Greek philosophers . Our surprise was great when we were told that Pindar , the Lyric poet , and friend of Theron and Hieron had , a half millennium ...
... young . Others were repeated by Theophrastus , Aristotle , Plato and Pythagoras , the Greek philosophers . Our surprise was great when we were told that Pindar , the Lyric poet , and friend of Theron and Hieron had , a half millennium ...
Pagina 7
... young to earnest endeavor . " Sermons of the Reformation are full of them , " says a contributor to the North British Review . " Latimer often clinched his argument with a text from this oral Bible of the multitude ; and Jewel mingled ...
... young to earnest endeavor . " Sermons of the Reformation are full of them , " says a contributor to the North British Review . " Latimer often clinched his argument with a text from this oral Bible of the multitude ; and Jewel mingled ...
Pagina 8
... young colonists . When troubles hovered over many an American household , Poor Richard's advice was resorted to as their dearest solace . " Frank- lin himself tells us that the sayings of Poor Richard's Almanac " contain the wisdom of ...
... young colonists . When troubles hovered over many an American household , Poor Richard's advice was resorted to as their dearest solace . " Frank- lin himself tells us that the sayings of Poor Richard's Almanac " contain the wisdom of ...
Pagina 43
... young pumpkin now is better than a full grown one later on . ( Ancient Hebrew ) . Better a bird in the hand than four - or ten - in the air . ( Latin , Ashanti , Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies ...
... young pumpkin now is better than a full grown one later on . ( Ancient Hebrew ) . Better a bird in the hand than four - or ten - in the air . ( Latin , Ashanti , Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies ...
Pagina 50
... young was limed , was caught and kill'd . " WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE , A.D. 1497-1580 , King Henry VI , Pt . III . " What , wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice ? " WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE , The Merchant of Venice . " He who has suffered ...
... young was limed , was caught and kill'd . " WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE , A.D. 1497-1580 , King Henry VI , Pt . III . " What , wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice ? " WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE , The Merchant of Venice . " He who has suffered ...
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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