A polyglot of foreign proverbs : comprising French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Danish, with English translations and a general index / by Henry G. Bohn.

  • Henry George Bohn
Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A polyglot of foreign proverbs : comprising French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Danish, with English translations and a general index / by Henry G. Bohn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Autant depGnd cMcIig que large, et a la fin plus davantage. The niggard spends as^ much as he who is liberal, and in the en^ more, Autant do tetes, autant d’avis. So many onen, so many minds. Autant do trous,. autant de clieyilleS'. A peg for every hole. Autant peche celui qui tient le sac que ceiui qui met dedans. JTft sins as much who holds the bag as he who puts into it. Autant vaut bien battre que mal battre. Tou may as well give a good beating as a bad one. Autant Taut bien battu que mal battu. One may as well be well beaten as badly beaten. Autant vaut etre mordu d’un cbien que d’une cbienne. It is all one ivhether you are bit by a dog or a bitch. Autant vaut I’bamme comme il s’estime. A man is valued according to his own estimate of himself, Autre temps, autres moeurs. Other times, other manners. ^ Aux grands maux les grands remedes. Deaerate ills reguire desperate remedies. A yadlant homme courte epee. A short sivordfor a brave man. Avec du temps et de la paille les nefles murissent. With time and straw medlars ripen. Avec un Si on mettrait Paris dans une bouteille. With the help of cm If you onight put Taris into a bottle. , A vieille mule frein dore. A gilt bridle for an old miile. A vieux comptes nouvelles disputes. Old reckonings br^ed new disputes. Avoir des amis en paradis et en enfer. To have friends both in heaven amd hell. B. Baton porte paix. A stick is a peacemaker. Battre le cbien devant le lion. To beat the dog m presence of the lion. Beaucoup de memoire et pen. de jugementr Much memory and little judgment. Beaute et fobe sont souvent en compagnie. iBeauty and folly are often coTnpanions,
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