Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von I. von Düringsfeld und O. Freiherrn von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Volume 1Ida Reinsberg-Düringsfeld (baronin von) 1872 |
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Page 413 - He that is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
Page 381 - For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
Page 237 - He that lets his horse drink at every lake, And his wife go to every wake, Shall never be without a whore and a jade.
Page 287 - They that have good store of butter may lay it thick on their bread, or put some in their shoes. Cui non conveniet sua res, ut calceus olim, Si pede major erit, subvertet ; si minor, uret. Lat.
Page 143 - Mucho hablar y poco saber, mucho gastar y poco tener 'mucho presumir y poco valer , echan presto al hombre á perder, (Tres muchos y tres pocos destruyen al hombre: mucho hablar y poco saber, mucho gastar y poco tener, mucho presumir y poco valer...
Page 379 - You will catch more flies with a spoonful of honey, than with a whole barrel of vinegar...
Page 453 - Faire comme le singe: tirer les marrons du feu avec la patte du chat. Es machen wie der Affe: die Kastanien mit der Pfote der Katze aus dem Feuer holen.
Page 248 - A friend in the way is better than a penny in the purse.
Page 271 - Den ersten Tag ein Gast, Den zweiten eine Last, Den dritten stinkt er fast.
Page 470 - Rarement est et peu souvent Le vieil usurier sans argent, Ville marchande sans fin larron, Vieil grenier sans rats ou ratton, Vieil bouc sans barbe, chèvre sans troux, Teste teigneuse '