Curiosities in Proverbs: A Collection of Unusual Adages, Maxims, Aphorisms, Phrases and Other Popular Dicta from Many Lands, Classified and Arranged with AnnotationsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 oldal |
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... French and English Idioms and Proverbs . 3 volumes . London and Paris , 1896 . MASAYOSHI , OTA . Japanese Proverbs . 1893 . MORTON , W. A. A Collection of Bengali and Sanskrit Proverbs . Calcutta , 1832 . NEGRIS , ALEXANDER . A ...
... French and English Idioms and Proverbs . 3 volumes . London and Paris , 1896 . MASAYOSHI , OTA . Japanese Proverbs . 1893 . MORTON , W. A. A Collection of Bengali and Sanskrit Proverbs . Calcutta , 1832 . NEGRIS , ALEXANDER . A ...
13. oldal
... ( French ) ; " An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone " ( Danish ) ; " Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance " ( English ) ; " To the wasp we must say ' neither thy honey nor thy sting " ( Hebrew ) ...
... ( French ) ; " An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone " ( Danish ) ; " Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance " ( English ) ; " To the wasp we must say ' neither thy honey nor thy sting " ( Hebrew ) ...
24. oldal
... French have always liked bright and glittering mots and clever turns of thought . The Italians like the French are inclined to use trifling phrases . Many commend honourable dealing and speak in the highest terms of virtue ; some are ...
... French have always liked bright and glittering mots and clever turns of thought . The Italians like the French are inclined to use trifling phrases . Many commend honourable dealing and speak in the highest terms of virtue ; some are ...
25. oldal
... French or Italians - sometimes their expressions are so stately that it seems almost impossible that plain people should use them in conversation . They command attention by their thoughtfulness and have a certain charm by reason of ...
... French or Italians - sometimes their expressions are so stately that it seems almost impossible that plain people should use them in conversation . They command attention by their thoughtfulness and have a certain charm by reason of ...
38. oldal
... French and Irish , " Better a wren in the hand than a crane in the air . " The tendency of proverbs to travel from one land to another has rendered it impossible to tell whence many familiar sayings came and every attempt to ascertain ...
... French and Irish , " Better a wren in the hand than a crane in the air . " The tendency of proverbs to travel from one land to another has rendered it impossible to tell whence many familiar sayings came and every attempt to ascertain ...
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99. oldal - A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
98. oldal - A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city ; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
112. oldal - There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
182. oldal - Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause ; An awful pause! prophetic of her end.
125. oldal - For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
95. oldal - The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear, An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
146. oldal - Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts
104. oldal - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
119. oldal - For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
110. oldal - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.