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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1. oldal
... common saying , a phrase or expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter how wise or witty it may be , rarely becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three ...
... common saying , a phrase or expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter how wise or witty it may be , rarely becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three ...
2. oldal
... common use today are very old , dating back into remote antiquity - to the time of Kalidasa , the Hindu dramatist ; Æsop , the wise fabulist ; the seven sages of Greece ; Homer , the epic poet , and Aristotle , the philosopher . Six ...
... common use today are very old , dating back into remote antiquity - to the time of Kalidasa , the Hindu dramatist ; Æsop , the wise fabulist ; the seven sages of Greece ; Homer , the epic poet , and Aristotle , the philosopher . Six ...
8. oldal
... common use among the people . Homer , Æsop , Solon , Aristotle , and others had introduced a large number of adages to the Jews of Palestine and the number was increased by the addition of such as were wrought out of daily experience ...
... common use among the people . Homer , Æsop , Solon , Aristotle , and others had introduced a large number of adages to the Jews of Palestine and the number was increased by the addition of such as were wrought out of daily experience ...
9. oldal
... common among teachers , particularly when addressing large assemblies . Jesus was a man among men ; His language was that of the home and the street and the " common people heard him gladly . " Those who listened to His words wondered ...
... common among teachers , particularly when addressing large assemblies . Jesus was a man among men ; His language was that of the home and the street and the " common people heard him gladly . " Those who listened to His words wondered ...
11. oldal
... common : " No matter how profane , immoral , and even atheistical a man may be , yet will he , on all appropriate occasions , speak of God - the one God , our God - in phrases the most proper and pious . " " We are abashed and ...
... common : " No matter how profane , immoral , and even atheistical a man may be , yet will he , on all appropriate occasions , speak of God - the one God , our God - in phrases the most proper and pious . " " We are abashed and ...
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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.