Proverbs of All Nations, Compared, Explained, and Illustrated

Part 13

Chapter 131,504 wordsPublic domain

Pacha, 101 Pains, 71, 72 Pan, 120 Paradise, 217 Paris, 226 Path, 123 Patience, 66, 68, 69 Pence, 75 Penny, 54, 75, 84 Peralvillo, 184 Perforce, 90 Perhaps, 86 Perseverance, 69 Peter, 45, 101 Petticoat, 112 Pettitoes, 115 Physician, 121, 208 Pie, 113 Pig, 51, 61, 115, 128 Pilot, 103 Pinches, 110 Pipers, 50 Pitchers, 28 Place, 195 Plain dealing, 166 Play, 82, 33 Pleasure, 94 Plenty, 189 Poke, 61 Poker, 120 Poland, 224 Pole, 224 Polichinelle, secret of, 178 Polish, 225 Poor, 114 Poor man, 76 Pope, 135, 224 Portuguese, 98, 222, 224 Possession, 145 Pot, 45, 108, 120 Pots, 205 Pottage, 14 Potter, 108 Poultry, 209 Poverty, 14, 189, 190 Praise, 142 Pretty girl, 11 Priest, 104, 123, 199, 209 Priests, 208 Pudding, 151 Puddle, 123 Purgatory, 217 Puir man, 59 Purse, 44, 76

Quaker, 162

Rain, 67 Rains, 56 Raven, 117, 120 Raven, belongs to the, 182 Reason, 156 Receiver, 48 Reckons, 140 Refer, 202 Reward, 197 Rich, 114, 188 Rich man, 44, 188 Rich year, 215 Ride, 49 Ridiculous, 83 Right, 57 Rings, 68 Riven Dish, 117 River, 77, 129, 153, 183, 188 Robin Hood, 102 Rogue, 52, 188 Rogues, 149, 180, 188, 200 Rolling stone, 69 Rome, 98, 135, 140 Rope, 125, 127 Rose, 123

Sack, 48 Saddle, 69, 86 Sail, 86 Saint, 131 Saints, 197 Salmon, 113 Salt-box, 55 Satan, 133 Saying, 174 Scolding wife, 22 Scotsman, 216 Scotsmen, 216 Scottish, 218 Scratch, 125 Scylla, 153 Sea, 86, 103 Second thoughts, 83 Secret, 177-180 Self, 104, 106 Self-praise, 175 September, 214 Serpent, 148 Serves, 197 Seville, 226 Shabby, 128 Shaft or bolt, 155 Shave, 157 Shaved, 191 Sheep, 70, 84, 105, 169, 190 Sheriff, 153 Shift, 155 Shins, 186 Ship, 75, 151 Shirt, 112 Shoe, 110 Shoemaker's wife, 140 Shoes, 84 Shoots, 122 Shot, 123 Shoulders, 70 Shovel, 120 Shrew, 103 Shuts, 67 Sicker, 123 Sickness, 132 Sight, 39 Silence, 168, 169, 172 Silent, 169 Silk purse, 34 Sing, 94 Singed cat, 128 Sink a ship, 55 Skull, 120 Skunk, 106 Slander, 161 Sleep, 63, 206 Slight, 155 Slip, 144 Sloth, 72 Smoky chimney, 22 Smith, 97 Smock, 112 Smoke, 161 Smokes, 163 Snake, 117 Snow, 215 Soberness, 181 Soft fire, 81 Softly, 79 Soldier, 197 Soldiers, 132 Son, 28, 187 Sons-in-law, 114 Soon, 30, 82 Sore eye, 207 Sore-eyed, 121 Sores, old, 63 Sorrow, 55 Sour, 129 Sow, 34, 49, 189 Spain, 224, 225 Spaniard, 217, 223, 224 Spanish, 222 Speech, 168 Spoil, 98 Spoil a horn, 62, 86 Spoleto, 217 Spoon, 86 Spots, 121, 122 Sprat, 113 Spune, 62, 65 Squints, 10 Stable door, 63 Steal, 115 Steal a horse, 164, 217, 224 Stealing, 133, 194 Stop, 193 Sticking, 156 Sting, 117 Stinking fish, 108 Stockfish, 18 Stolen, 63, 93 Store, 75 Storm, 67 Stout, 49 Stout heart, 69 Stretch your arm, 62 Strike, 138 Stuarts, 101 Stupidity, 52 Sublime, 83 Summer, 214 Summers, 215 Sunday, 224 Supper, 76 Supperless, 196 Surety, 64 Swabian, 225 Sweet malt, 81 Swimmer, 123

Take-it-easy, 80 Tarry breeks, 50 Teeth, 16, 173 Tenterden steeple, 220 Tether, 145 Thanks, 197 Thief, 48, 116, 183, 194 Thieves, 24, 184 Think, 168 Tholes, 69 Thorn, 30 Thorns, 101 Threatened, 171, 172 Threats, 173 Three, 49 Threshold, 193 Thriftless, 76 Thunder, 215 Ties, 65 Tiles, 119 Time, 67, 69, 138, 139 Tippler, 128 Tired, 69 Tod, 106 To-day, 138, 145 Tod's hide, 183 Tom Noddy's, 178 Tongue, 16, 131, 169, 170, 173 To-morrow, 138, 145 Too dear, 95 Too many, 82, 154 Too much, 77, 79, 131 Tossed, 54 Toughest, 69 Traitors' bridge, 222 Transplanted, 69 Tree, 70 Treve, 106 Trust, 65, 107 Truth, 166 Tub, 105 Tumble, 54 Turn, 50 Turn one's back, 187 Tuscan, 223 Twig, 30 Two, 49 Two anchors, 154 Two faces, 133 Two heads, 159 Two parishes, 133 Two strings, 154 Two to one, 49

Ugly, 9, 10 Unhappy, 54, 146 Unknown, 62 Unlikely, 128 Unlucky, 183 Unmannerly, 40 Unwilling, 90 Use, 75, 96, 97

Venom, 35 Vicar of Bray, 134 Vicars, 130 Vine, 144 Vinegar, 81 Virtue, 202 Voluntary, 89

Wales, 222 Wall, 59 Walls, 180 Want, 75 Wants, 189 War, 151, 217 Wasp, 35 Waste, 75 Water, 59, 93, 100, 104, 129, 131, 144, 147, 182, 188 Waters, 129 Way, 89 Weakest, 59 Wed, 16, 20 Wedding, 24 Wee fire, 79 Welcome, 41 Well, a, 64 Wells, 100 Welsh, 216 Welshman, 216 West, 83 Wheelbarrow, 103 Whistle, 95 White flour, 35 Widow 18, 24 Wife, 2, 17-20, 22-24, 152 Wife's, 3, 7 Wight man, 89 Wilful, 93 Will, 89, 90, 139 Willing, 89, 115 Willing horse, 70 Wind, 56, 86, 174, 206 Winding-sheets, 54 Wine, 43, 175, 176, 181, 214 Winters, 215 Wise men, 197 Wist, 62 Wit, 75, 148, 181 Wives, 22 Wolf, 32, 70, 163, 169 Wolves, 99 Woman, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 210 Women, 1-4, 6, 7, 10, 208 Woo, 17, 20 Wood, 142 Woodie, 182 Wooing, 21 Wool, 128 Words, 168, 172, 174, 181 Work, 82, 90 World, 58 Worst, 57, 172, 174, 181 Wren, 145 Write, 169 Wrong, 57 Wytes, 123

Yew bow, 68 Yorkshire, 217 Yorkshireman, 217 Young, 206 Youth, 29, 31 Yowl, 57

Zago, 219

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Transcriber's Note:

Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired.

Corrections.

The first line indicates the original, the second the correction.

p. 154

=The mouse that has but one hole is soon caught.= =The mouse that has but one hole is soon caught.= (Latin)

p. 193

=Teh hardest step is over the threshold.= =The hardest step is over the threshold.=

Footnote 362:

Der Weg zum Verderben est mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert. Der Weg zum Verderben ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert.

Footnote 557:

Chi della serpa è punto, ha paura della lucertola. Chi della serpe è punto, ha paura della lucertola.

Footnote 653:

Van dreigen sterft man niet. Van dreigen sterft men niet.

Footnote 657:

Schiaffo minacciato, mai ben dato. Bofeton amagado, nunca bien dado. Schiaffo minacciato, mai ben dato. Bofetón amagado, nunca bien dado.

Footnote 658:

Gato maublador nunca buen caçador. Gato maullador nunca buen caçador.

End of Project Gutenberg's Proverbs of All Nations, by Walter Keating Kelly