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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... Expressions , and Popular Rhymes of Scotland . London , 1896 . CHRISTIAN , JOHN . Behar Proverbs . London , 1891 . CHRISTY , ROBERT . Proverbs , Maxims , and Phrases of All Ages . 2 volumes . New York and London , 1907 . COHEN , A ...
... Expressions , and Popular Rhymes of Scotland . London , 1896 . CHRISTIAN , JOHN . Behar Proverbs . London , 1891 . CHRISTY , ROBERT . Proverbs , Maxims , and Phrases of All Ages . 2 volumes . New York and London , 1907 . COHEN , A ...
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... 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 hundred and fifty years ago ...
... 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 hundred and fifty years ago ...
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... expression in his novels ; the preachers of the Reformation used the aphorisms of the people with telling effect in their warnings and exhortations ; John Knox , Bishop Latimer , Jeremy Taylor , Matthew Henry , and a host of others ...
... expression in his novels ; the preachers of the Reformation used the aphorisms of the people with telling effect in their warnings and exhortations ; John Knox , Bishop Latimer , Jeremy Taylor , Matthew Henry , and a host of others ...
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... expressing dire judgment on evil - doers , they were useful both for admonition and warning . The Hebrews re- garded themselves as set apart by God as a peculiar people , a holy nation ; they would there- fore naturally feel that the ...
... expressing dire judgment on evil - doers , they were useful both for admonition and warning . The Hebrews re- garded themselves as set apart by God as a peculiar people , a holy nation ; they would there- fore naturally feel that the ...
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... expression . Men cannot speak lightly of the feebleness of old age , the certainty of death , nor of their personal relation to God ; they cannot connect maxims that commend worldly sagacity and business cunning with the flight of time ...
... expression . Men cannot speak lightly of the feebleness of old age , the certainty of death , nor of their personal relation to God ; they cannot connect maxims that commend worldly sagacity and business cunning with the flight of time ...
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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.