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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112. oldal
... beauty of old men is the hoary head . ( Prov . xx : 29 ) . The heart knoweth its own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy . ( Prov . xiv : 10 ) . " Every man knows where the shoe pinches . " ( English ) . The ...
... beauty of old men is the hoary head . ( Prov . xx : 29 ) . The heart knoweth its own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy . ( Prov . xiv : 10 ) . " Every man knows where the shoe pinches . " ( English ) . The ...
134. oldal
... beauty , disfigurement . ( Hebrew ) . See Isa . iii : 24 . In the twinkling of an eye . ( English ) . See I Cor . xv : 52 . " Father , come ; I'll take my leave of the Jew in the twinkling of an eye . " - SHAKESPEARE : Merchant of ...
... beauty , disfigurement . ( Hebrew ) . See Isa . iii : 24 . In the twinkling of an eye . ( English ) . See I Cor . xv : 52 . " Father , come ; I'll take my leave of the Jew in the twinkling of an eye . " - SHAKESPEARE : Merchant of ...
164. oldal
... beauty is obscured by hair on the skin , avail themselves of this depilatory . " - J. L. Buckhardt in Arabic Proverbs . The proverb is used by the Arabs in Cairo in speak- ing of people who are employed in occupations to which they are ...
... beauty is obscured by hair on the skin , avail themselves of this depilatory . " - J. L. Buckhardt in Arabic Proverbs . The proverb is used by the Arabs in Cairo in speak- ing of people who are employed in occupations to which they are ...
261. oldal
... Beauty will sit and weep , fortune will sit and eat . ( Tamil ) . Better the child cry than the mother sigh . ( Danish ) . Better where birds sing than where irons ring . ( Dutch ) . By going gains the mill , and not by standing still ...
... Beauty will sit and weep , fortune will sit and eat . ( Tamil ) . Better the child cry than the mother sigh . ( Danish ) . Better where birds sing than where irons ring . ( Dutch ) . By going gains the mill , and not by standing still ...
268. oldal
... beauty from its waves ; the willow gets beauty from lopping ; and a man's beauty is his wealth . ( Kashmiri ) . The river to which reference is made is Jhelum , called by the Hindoo priests Vedasta . On its banks Alexander the Great ...
... beauty from its waves ; the willow gets beauty from lopping ; and a man's beauty is his wealth . ( Kashmiri ) . The river to which reference is made is Jhelum , called by the Hindoo priests Vedasta . On its banks Alexander the Great ...
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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.