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Proverbs of All Nations, Compared, Explained, and Illustrated

Walter K. Kelly

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 232 pages

Proverbs of All Nations, Compared, Explained, and Illustrated is a nineteenth-century collection of essays by Walter K. Kelly. It gathers proverbs from many countries, comparing their meanings and uses in ordinary speech. Listeners can enjoy a wide survey of folk wisdom and the ways different cultures express similar ideas.

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Contents

  1. Transcriber's note.
  2. PROVERBS OF ALL NATIONS.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. WOMEN, LOVE, MARRIAGE, ETC.
  6. PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
  7. YOUTH AND AGE.
  8. NATURAL CHARACTER.
  9. HOME.
  10. PRESENCE. ABSENCE. SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.
  11. FRIENDSHIP.
  12. CO-OPERATION. RECIPROCITY. SUBORDINATION.
  13. LUCK. FORTUNE. MISFORTUNE.
  14. FORETHOUGHT. CARE. CAUTION.
  15. PATIENCE. FORTITUDE. PERSEVERANCE.
  16. INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS.
  17. THRIFT.
  18. MODERATION. EXCESS.
  19. THOROUGHGOING. THE WHOLE HOG.
  20. WILL. INCLINATION. DESIRE.
  21. CUSTOM. HABIT. USE.
  22. SELF-CONCEIT. SPURIOUS PRETENSIONS.
  23. SELF-LOVE. SELF-INTEREST. SELF-RELIANCE.
  24. SELFISHNESS IN GIVING. SPURIOUS BENEVOLENCE.
  25. INGRATITUDE.
  26. THE MOTE AND THE BEAM.
  27. FAULTS. EXCUSES. UNEASY CONSCIOUSNESS.
  28. FALSE APPEARANCES AND PRETENCES, HYPOCRISY, DOUBLE DEALING, TIME-SERVING.
  29. OPPORTUNITY.
  30. UNCERTAINTY OF THE FUTURE. HOPE.

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