Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old TruthsTrübner & Company, 1881 - 280 Seiten |
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... the school , the pulpit , or the press great spiritual truths by means of emblems and illustrations drawn from the depths of the popular mind . Those classes may , in the pithy and pointed illustrations of Proverbs , find.
... the school , the pulpit , or the press great spiritual truths by means of emblems and illustrations drawn from the depths of the popular mind . Those classes may , in the pithy and pointed illustrations of Proverbs , find.
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... illustration . On this one point East and West concur - that , to tell on the minds of millions , we must make full use of illustrations from Nature and picturing by words . Buddhist preachers and Sufy teachers alike vi PREFACE .
... illustration . On this one point East and West concur - that , to tell on the minds of millions , we must make full use of illustrations from Nature and picturing by words . Buddhist preachers and Sufy teachers alike vi PREFACE .
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... mind ; like the Proverbs of Solomon , the Psalms , Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress , " and the Arabian Nights , they speak in a language " understanded by the common people . " While illustrations by Emblem and Proverb are indispensable ...
... mind ; like the Proverbs of Solomon , the Psalms , Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress , " and the Arabian Nights , they speak in a language " understanded by the common people . " While illustrations by Emblem and Proverb are indispensable ...
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... mind of deadly poison . Oriental . - Trust not to appearances - the drum which makes much noise is filled with wind . Turk . - Be the pig white or black it is still a pig . Russian . - The cow has a long tongue , but she is not allowed ...
... mind of deadly poison . Oriental . - Trust not to appearances - the drum which makes much noise is filled with wind . Turk . - Be the pig white or black it is still a pig . Russian . - The cow has a long tongue , but she is not allowed ...
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... mind is a mere statue . Urdu . - The fruit of the colocynth is good to look at , not to taste . Tamul . - An ignorant man is despised even by women . Afghan . My friend is black , but so is molasses black , i.e. , which is the best ...
... mind is a mere statue . Urdu . - The fruit of the colocynth is good to look at , not to taste . Tamul . - An ignorant man is despised even by women . Afghan . My friend is black , but so is molasses black , i.e. , which is the best ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acts affliction Afghan Ahab angels Arab Babylon Badaga beasts beautiful become believers Bengal body Buddhist called China China.-A Christ Church cloth clouds compared crow dark David dead death destroyed Deut devil earth earthly Egypt elephant emblem enemy evil faith father fire five points flesh fool four points fruit garment God's gold grace hand head heart heaven hence Herod Hindu Holy Spirit India Jacob Jerusalem Jews John Katha Upanishad Kings light lion living Luke Malay man's Nebuchadnezzar night parable Parsis passion Paul Persian Persian.-The Pharaoh Post 8vo Prov proverb rain rich righteous river salt Sanskrit Sanskrit.-A Saul says seed serpent servant sheep shine sinner soul stone Talmud Tamul Tamul.-A Tamul.-The Telugu Telugu.-A things thorns tongue tree Turk.-The vessel wicked wilderness wind wings word worm
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 235 - I have no need of thee : nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Seite 253 - the hour is coming in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth ; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation.
Seite 36 - For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.