Proverbial Folk-loreR.J. Clark, 1881 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 57
... tell us One has never so much need of one's wits as when one has to Ideal with a fool . - Chinese . Eggs are close things but the chickens come out at last . A false statement has no feet and cannot stand , but it has wings and can fly ...
... tell us One has never so much need of one's wits as when one has to Ideal with a fool . - Chinese . Eggs are close things but the chickens come out at last . A false statement has no feet and cannot stand , but it has wings and can fly ...
Pagina 64
Alan Benjamin Cheales. ' Self's the man , ' we say ? The Italians tell us he's ' as good as three ! ' And once more ... telling ones . The nation gave very practical approval on one occasion ; when , in the midst of their Civil war , they ...
Alan Benjamin Cheales. ' Self's the man , ' we say ? The Italians tell us he's ' as good as three ! ' And once more ... telling ones . The nation gave very practical approval on one occasion ; when , in the midst of their Civil war , they ...
Pagina 142
... tell no tales . ' It is not difficult to see that both sayings are true under different circumstances . A higher flight is taken when we come to the Am- biguous Oracles of antiquity . Here we have dubious sayings indeed ; and , as some ...
... tell no tales . ' It is not difficult to see that both sayings are true under different circumstances . A higher flight is taken when we come to the Am- biguous Oracles of antiquity . Here we have dubious sayings indeed ; and , as some ...
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American cousins answer better Beware bread Camarina cant Charity church Church of Rome dangerous dear divine doctor doth doubt English epigram evil fair famous fool French say Friday friendship gentleman give gold half hand happy hath heart Heaven Hobson's choice honour horse Hudibras Ibycus instance Italians John Bunyan keep kind King King Mob lady late lawyer live Lord Lord Lytton Malaprop man's marriage marry Matthew Henry maxim mind neighbour never observed once perhaps poet polygamy poor Pope Prov proverbs quoted rain remarked rich Scotch Scripture sentiment shalt sins sometimes speak steal Surrey talk Talmud tell Tenterden thee There's things thou Three Theological Virtues tongue true truth Twill virtue warn weather wife wind wisdom wise woman women words worth young