Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old TruthsTrübner & Company, 1881 - 280 Seiten |
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... vessel leans , but her course is straight . China . - You may draw a tiger's skin , not his bones . may know a man's face , but not his mind . You - Avoid the appearance of Evil . — I THESS . 5. 22 . Japan . In a field of melons do not ...
... vessel leans , but her course is straight . China . - You may draw a tiger's skin , not his bones . may know a man's face , but not his mind . You - Avoid the appearance of Evil . — I THESS . 5. 22 . Japan . In a field of melons do not ...
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... vessel to vessel it never becomes wine , Is . 1. 5 . Sanskrit . - Whoever treats kindly a bad man , ploughs the sky , paints a picture on water , and bathes the wind with water . Tit . 3. 10 . Telugu . No man's disposition will alter ...
... vessel to vessel it never becomes wine , Is . 1. 5 . Sanskrit . - Whoever treats kindly a bad man , ploughs the sky , paints a picture on water , and bathes the wind with water . Tit . 3. 10 . Telugu . No man's disposition will alter ...
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... vessel out of it . Malay . - Smouldering like burning chaff , i.e. , nourishing resentment . Modern Greek . - The rancour of a camel is unforgiving . Caste . Honour all Men . - 1 PET . 2. 17 . Telugu . The elephant is an elephant ...
... vessel out of it . Malay . - Smouldering like burning chaff , i.e. , nourishing resentment . Modern Greek . - The rancour of a camel is unforgiving . Caste . Honour all Men . - 1 PET . 2. 17 . Telugu . The elephant is an elephant ...
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... vessel does not sound , a brass one does . Bengal . A truly wealthy man , one plough to seven tailless oxen . Russian . Boast of the day in the evening , Jas . 4. 13 . Sanskrit . The little fish splashes in even a mouthful of - water ...
... vessel does not sound , a brass one does . Bengal . A truly wealthy man , one plough to seven tailless oxen . Russian . Boast of the day in the evening , Jas . 4. 13 . Sanskrit . The little fish splashes in even a mouthful of - water ...
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... vessel , and the metal soon flows down in a stream . So your enemy's hostility to you may be softened by kind- ness in every way ; as fire to the metal , so kindness to an enemy . The Italians , however , say , revenge of a hundred ...
... vessel , and the metal soon flows down in a stream . So your enemy's hostility to you may be softened by kind- ness in every way ; as fire to the metal , so kindness to an enemy . The Italians , however , say , revenge of a hundred ...
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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.