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    Proverbs

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    Proverbs: 1) A not to the wise and arod to the otherwise. Latoon k bhoot baton say nai mantay. (Urdu meaning) 2) A sinful man going to the bath in the Ganges. 100 chohay kah kar billi hajj ko chali. (Urdu meaning) 3) A bad penny always comes back. Khota sika kisi ko kabool nai. (Urdu meaning) 4) Business is business. Soda phir soda hai. (Urdu meaning) 5) Distance lends charm to the view. Dour k dhol suhanay. (Urdu meaning) 6) A bird in hand is worth two in the

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    Proverbs Essay

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    Proverbs: Choice and Discernment‚ the Two Ways of Living In studying the book of Proverbs there is a similar theme of choice and discernment‚ the teachings of decision-making and the repercussions of your actions. These books are made up of extremes and polar opposites. The dualisms are the rich and poor‚ the righteous and the wicked‚ and the wise and the foolish. There is advice given and it is up to the judgment of the person to which category they will fall into. There are two ways of living

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    Irish Proverbs

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    Irish Proverbs Masuma Kabir 082458015 Eng 215 IRISH PROVERBS Studying proverbs from different cultures can help us understand the similarities and differences of other cultures compared to our own. The proverbs of some different cultures can be used to illustrate the differences between cultures. Whether called maxims‚ clichés‚ idioms‚ expressions or sayings‚ proverbs are small statements of general truths about people’s values and beliefs‚ which may be applied to common situations

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    English Proverbs

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    A Research on the Translation of English Proverbs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Chen Donglin Under the Supervision of Wang Li Department of Foreign Languages‚ Jingu College‚ Tianjin Normal University May 2010 Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...............i Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………….ii Abstract (Chinese)……………………………………………………………………iii Introduction …………………………………………………………………………

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    English Proverbs

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    and no knickers. All fur coat and no knickers. All good things must come to an end. All hat and no cattle. All ’s fair in love and war. All ’s well that ends well. A play by William Shakespeare Variant: All is well that ends well. - Divers Proverbs‚ Nathan Bailey‚ 1721 [1] All roads lead to Rome. All sizzle and no steak. All that glisters is not gold. William Shakespeare‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ act II‚ scene 7. Often corrupted to: All that glitters is not gold. All the world is your

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    Example of Proverb

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    Paremiography: A Proverb Project Paremiology (from the Greek – a study of Proverbs) Paremiography (a collection of Proverbs) Part 1: The Prologue There are 3 difficulties with proverbs. First‚ as metaphors‚ they must be recognized and deciphered correctly. Two‚ they must be remembered and used appropriately. Three‚ one who is skilled in their use must have an APPROPRIATE proverb for nearly EVERY occasion. This last difficulty is really why the oldest members of the Ibo are considered the most

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    You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. a) Paraphrase: There are two meanings to the proverb “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.” One is literal and the other is metaphorical. The literal meaning is that thirsty horses often hesitate to go into rivers and creeks because of their fear of water. The horse owners would take their horse to riverbeds but the horse would be reluctant to go into the water to drink. The metaphorical meaning is that someone can

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    Chinese Proverbs

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    Chinese proverbs • o Literally: A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. o Meaning: Even if it was just a little help from others‚ you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need. • , o Literally: If one person is not hungry‚ the whole family is not hungry. o Meaning: Families will make sacrifices for individual members of the family. o Common Misunderstanding: If one person in the family is happy‚ the whole family is happy. • ‚ o Literally:

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    Tamil Proverbs

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    Tamil proverbs - Wikiquote Page 1 of 9 Tamil proverbs From Wikiquote This page is for proverbs from Tamil language‚ one of the 21 official languages in India. This article does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikiquote by introducing appropriate citations. See also: Telugu proverbs‚ Kannada proverbs‚ Malayalam proverbs‚ Sanskrit proverbs‚ Hindi proverbs‚ Bengali proverbs‚ Kashmiri proverbs‚ Indian proverbs Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Links

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    English Proverbs

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    conversation 4 Use in literature 5 Sources of proverbs 6 Paremiological minimum 7 Proverbs in visual form 8 Proverbs in advertising 9 Sources for proverb study Not to be confused with pro-verb. For other uses‚ see Proverb (disambiguation). Chinese proverb. It says‚ "Study till old‚ live till old‚ and there is still three-tenths studying left to do." Meaning that no matter how old you are‚ there is still more studying left to do A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple and concrete

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