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.

  • Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884.
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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    French 1—64. Italian 65—132. German 133—192. Spanish 193—262. Wipe the nose of your neighbour’s son, and marry him to your daughter, 196, 288 oio orq Wipe your sore eye with your elbow, 21J, 2oo ^ .i i Wisdom in the man, patience in the wife, brings peace to the house, and a happy life, 344- , ooi Wisdom is the least burdensome travelling pack 381 Wise lads and old fools were never good lor anything, 124- Wise men sue for offices, and blockheads get them, 34:1 Wishes never filled the bag, 4-1 . onn With a little wrong a man comes by hi5 right, 2Uy i, n qo With a staircase before you, you look for a rope to go do^ by, 193 “ With all my heart!” (or great pleasure), says the boor when he must. With an old husband’s hide one buys a yo^ one, lb , With art and knavery we live through Wf the year; with knavery and art we live through the other half, 88 v i qc With great men one must allow five to be an even number, 135 With honour in store, what would you more, 343 With houses and gold, men are rarely bold, 189 With law must the land be built, 390 r ^ j With lightning and with love, the clothes sound, the heart burned, With^ money you would not know yourself, without money nobody would know you, 209 With patience and time the mulberry-leaf becomes a silk gown, lb2 With the fox one must play the fox, 89 With the good we beeome eood, 301 With the Gospel men may become heretics, 88 With the help of an If, you might put Pans mto a bottle, 7 With the hide of the dog its bite is cured, 89 With time and straw medlars ripen, 7, 88 With wishing comes grieving, 89 Without bread and wine, even love will pine, 55 Without debt, without care, 126 Without knowledge, without sm, 165 Witticisms spare no one, 9 Woe be to an evil eye, 403 , i u • qoq Wolves are often hidden under sheep s clothmg, 393 Wolves do not eat wolves (or one another), 35, 104, iU9 Woman impromptu, man on reflection, 105 . Woman’s beauty, the forest echo, and rainbows, soon Women always speak the truth, but not the whole truth, 108 Women and glass are always in danger, 265 Women and hens are lost by too much gadffing, 98 Women and maidens must be praised, whether truly or falsely.