A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical IndexG. Bell and sons, 1899 - 583 pages |
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... Ital . He commands enough that obeys a wise man . Ital . It's good to have company in trouble . Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris . Keep good men company , and you shall be of the number . Confession of a fault makes half amends ...
... Ital . He commands enough that obeys a wise man . Ital . It's good to have company in trouble . Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris . Keep good men company , and you shall be of the number . Confession of a fault makes half amends ...
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... Ital . Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep , and then eat them . Ital . Cruelty is a tyrant always attended with fear . Who is a cuckold , and conceals it , carries coals in his bosom.- Span . Quien es cornudo , y calla , en el corazon ...
... Ital . Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep , and then eat them . Ital . Cruelty is a tyrant always attended with fear . Who is a cuckold , and conceals it , carries coals in his bosom.- Span . Quien es cornudo , y calla , en el corazon ...
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... Ital . Non è bello quel ' ch'è bello ma è bello quel ' che piace . A fair woman , and a slash'd gown , find always some nail in the way . Ital . One may sooner fall than rise . Fall not out with a friend for a trifle . If I were to fall ...
... Ital . Non è bello quel ' ch'è bello ma è bello quel ' che piace . A fair woman , and a slash'd gown , find always some nail in the way . Ital . One may sooner fall than rise . Fall not out with a friend for a trifle . If I were to fall ...
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... Ital . Giving is dead now - a - days , and restoring very sick . Who gives thee a capon , give him the leg and the wing . Span . To give and keep there is need of wit . A man of gladness seldom falls into madness . What your glass tells ...
... Ital . Giving is dead now - a - days , and restoring very sick . Who gives thee a capon , give him the leg and the wing . Span . To give and keep there is need of wit . A man of gladness seldom falls into madness . What your glass tells ...
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... Ital . A good thing is soon snatched up . A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning . Mieux vaut un poing de bonne vie , que plein muy de clergie.— Fr. The Spaniards say , A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of ...
... Ital . A good thing is soon snatched up . A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning . Mieux vaut un poing de bonne vie , que plein muy de clergie.— Fr. The Spaniards say , A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of ...
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