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A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he ...
The exact origin of this proverb is unknown and several variations exist. The first full version of the phrase appeared in a London newspaper in 1828 where it was referred to as a Portuguese proverb. [8] The earliest known text resembling this phrase occurs in Virgil's Aeneid: "facilis descensus Averno (the descent to hell is easy)". [9]
The book consists of 100 entries as well as an appendix of Honorable Mentions. Each entry is a short biography of the person, followed by Hart's thoughts on how this person was influential and changed the course of human history.
Gain wisdom with these 140 best Irish blessings, proverbs and sayings. ... The best way to keep loyalty in a man’s heart is to keep money in his purse. ... May God bless you forever and ever.
That which has been done well has been done quickly enough: One of the two favorite maxims of Augustus. The other is "festina lente" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow). [3] scientia ac labore: By/from/with knowledge and labour: Motto of several institutions scientia aere perennius: knowledge, more lasting than bronze
41. “If you want a son to grow up into a man you can be proud of, be a man he can be proud of.” — Anonymous. 42. “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to ...
Adagia (singular adagium) is the title of an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Erasmus' repository [1]: 102 of proverbs is "one of the most monumental ... ever assembled" (Speroni, 1964, p. 1).
German – Wenn Schweine fliegen können! is identical with the English saying "when pigs fly", although the older proverb Wenn Schweine Flügel hätten, wäre alles möglich ("if pigs had wings, everything would be possible") is in more common use, often modified on the second part to something impossible, like "if pigs had wings, even your ...