Proverbs of all Nations

About this eBook

Author

Kelly, Walter K. (Walter Keating), -1867

Title

Proverbs of All Nations, Compared, Explained, and Illustrated

Credits

Produced by ellinora, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Proverbs

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 63190

Release Date

September 12, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's note. — PROVERBS OF ALL NATIONS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.WOMEN, LOVE, MARRIAGE, ETC. — FOOTNOTES:
5. 5.PARENTS AND CHILDREN. — FOOTNOTES:
6. 6.YOUTH AND AGE. — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.NATURAL CHARACTER. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.HOME. — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.PRESENCE. ABSENCE. SOCIAL INTERCOURSE. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.FRIENDSHIP. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CO-OPERATION. RECIPROCITY. SUBORDINATION. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.LUCK. FORTUNE. MISFORTUNE. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.FORETHOUGHT. CARE. CAUTION. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.PATIENCE. FORTITUDE. PERSEVERANCE. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS. — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.THRIFT. — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.MODERATION. EXCESS. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.THOROUGHGOING. THE WHOLE HOG. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.WILL. INCLINATION. DESIRE. — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CUSTOM. HABIT. USE. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.SELF-CONCEIT. SPURIOUS PRETENSIONS. — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.SELF-LOVE. SELF-INTEREST. SELF-RELIANCE. — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.SELFISHNESS IN GIVING. SPURIOUS BENEVOLENCE. — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.INGRATITUDE. — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.THE MOTE AND THE BEAM. — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.FAULTS. EXCUSES. UNEASY CONSCIOUSNESS. — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.FALSE APPEARANCES AND PRETENCES, HYPOCRISY, DOUBLE DEALING, TIME-SERVING. — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.OPPORTUNITY. — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.UNCERTAINTY OF THE FUTURE. HOPE. — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.EXPERIENCE. — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.CHOICE. DILEMMA. COMPARISON. — FOOTNOTES:
32. 32.SHIFTS. CONTRIVANCES. STRAINED USES. — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.ADVICE. — FOOTNOTES:
34. 34.DETRACTION. CALUMNY. COMMON FAME. GOOD REPUTE. — FOOTNOTES:
35. 35.TRUTH. FALSEHOOD. HONESTY. — FOOTNOTES:
36. 36.SPEECH. SILENCE. — FOOTNOTES:
37. 37.THREATENING. BOASTING. — FOOTNOTES:
38. 38.SECRETS. — FOOTNOTES:
39. 39.RETRIBUTION. PENAL JUSTICE. — FOOTNOTES:
40. 40.WEALTH. POVERTY. PLENTY. WANT. — FOOTNOTES:
41. 41.BEGINNING AND END. — FOOTNOTES:
42. 42.OFFICE. — FOOTNOTES:
43. 43.LAW AND LAWYERS. — FOOTNOTES:
44. 44.PHYSIC. PHYSICIANS. MAXIMS RELATING TO HEALTH. — FOOTNOTES:
45. 45.CLERGY. — FOOTNOTES:
46. 46.SEASONS. WEATHER. — FOOTNOTES:
47. 47.NATIONAL AND LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS. LOCAL ALLUSIONS. — FOOTNOTES:
48. 48.INDEX. — Transcriber's Note — Corrections.

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