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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7. oldal
... trees , herbs , beasts , birds , fishes , and creeping things ( I Kings iv 33 ) , throwing his observations in the form of parallelisms . Most of the proverbs quoted in this volume from the Old Testament are those of Solomon and show ...
... trees , herbs , beasts , birds , fishes , and creeping things ( I Kings iv 33 ) , throwing his observations in the form of parallelisms . Most of the proverbs quoted in this volume from the Old Testament are those of Solomon and show ...
14. oldal
... tree is in flower " -referring to the silver locks of the aged ( Hebrew ) ; " Death is a black camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of the ...
... tree is in flower " -referring to the silver locks of the aged ( Hebrew ) ; " Death is a black camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are the gardens of the ...
49. oldal
... tree - top . ( Bengalese ) . If the clown was rash enough to climb the tree , it is his own fault if he falls . If a man deliberately engages in a hazardous undertaking for gain and meets with misfortune , like the tree climber he shows ...
... tree - top . ( Bengalese ) . If the clown was rash enough to climb the tree , it is his own fault if he falls . If a man deliberately engages in a hazardous undertaking for gain and meets with misfortune , like the tree climber he shows ...
65. oldal
... tree is blown down , it shows that the branches are larger than the roots . ( Chinese ) . Misfortune shows whether a man is strong in pro- fession only , or in character . " We live in our roots not in our branches . What is your soul ...
... tree is blown down , it shows that the branches are larger than the roots . ( Chinese ) . Misfortune shows whether a man is strong in pro- fession only , or in character . " We live in our roots not in our branches . What is your soul ...
76. oldal
... tree " where he was hung . Soon thereafter a reprieve arrived . Had he stopped to drink , the delay would have saved his life . I beg your pardon , Madam Cow . ( Modern Greek ) . Used when one person is mistaken for another . Alexander ...
... tree " where he was hung . Soon thereafter a reprieve arrived . Had he stopped to drink , the delay would have saved his life . I beg your pardon , Madam Cow . ( Modern Greek ) . Used when one person is mistaken for another . Alexander ...
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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.