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Author : Jon R. Stone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135870546
The Routledge Book of World Proverbs draws together proverbs that transcend culture, time and space to provide an enduring collection that is both useful and enjoyable.
Author : Bob Blaisdell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780486320939
Compilation of the best proverbs from around the world — ancient and modern — offers concise, time-honored wisdom about love, money, politics, and human nature. Handsome gift-book format makes this volume an ideal present.
Author : Amrahs Hseham
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Embark on a captivating journey through the wisdom of the ages with "Popular Proverbs from Around the World with Meaning." • This enlightening collection brings together a treasure trove of timeless proverbs from diverse cultures, offering profound insights into the human experience. Dive into the rich world of global wisdom as you explore proverbs from countries spanning Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. • Each proverb is like a small window into the culture and values of its origin, offering a glimpse into the collective wisdom of generations past. • Discover the universal truths encapsulated in these succinct sayings, from the importance of hard work and perseverance to the value of community and compassion. • Whether you're seeking inspiration, guidance, or simply a deeper understanding of the world around you, these proverbs are sure to resonate. From the Albanian proverb urging us to take the stairs to success like the eagle, to the Vietnamese wisdom highlighting the value of travel and learning, each proverb is accompanied by its meaning, enriching your understanding of its cultural context. "Popular Proverbs from Around the World with Meaning" is not just a book; it's a journey of discovery, a celebration of cultural diversity, and a testament to the enduring power of human wisdom. So, open its pages and let the wisdom of the world guide you on your own journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.
Author : Ella Frances Sanders
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781607749349
From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation and Eating the Sun, a charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explores the nuances of language From the hilarious and romantic to the philosophical and literal, the idioms, proverbs, and adages in this illustrated collection address the nuances of language in the form of sayings from around the world. From the French idiom “to pedal in the sauerkraut” (meaning, “to spin your wheels”), to the Japanese idiom “even monkeys fall from trees” (meaning, “even experts can be wrong”), The Illustrated Book of Sayings reveals the remarkable diversity, humor, and poignancy of the world’s languages and cultures.
Author : Dura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506190405
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. We gain knowledge studying the proverbs of the World. It's good to know the really common proverbs because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Sometimes people say the entire proverb to give advice to a friend.This book gives you a collection of commonly used proverbs and sayings from around the World. Famous Proverbs in this book are from English, American, German, Chinese, Korean, Japan, African, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Indian, Iranian.
Author : Walter Keating Kelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Freedom of speech
ISBN : IND:39000005821165
Author : James Alexander
Publisher : Crombie Jardine Publishing
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781291864519
As the title suggests, this is a collection of funny proverbs from all over the world. Arranged by subject, the proverbs cover a range of topics from Life and Death to Pessimism and Marriage and highlight the fact that cultures may vary enormously, but humour and common sense can be very, very similarly expressed!
Author : Kathy Davis
Publisher : Great Quotations
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1562450174
Author : Stephen Arnott
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1429953292
Peculiar Proverbs is a hilarious and enlightening collection of genuine proverbs from around the world that ignores the sayings we are all familiar with and focuses on the more obscure. Some are deft, witty, and colorful, others are just plain weird, but they are all fascinating. The proverbs are grouped in topics ranging from work (or reasons not to), family life, love, food, age, religion, money, and many more. Humor and wisdom characterize these bizarre and quirky sayings, and they reveal much about their countries of origin, and plenty about human nature. Peculiar Proverbs includes sayings you won't find in any other collection, sometimes so surreal they defy you to decipher them, providing hours of entertainment. Remember: The man who tickles himself can laugh when he chooses. *Dogs and rude people have no hands (Italy) *God preserve us from pitchforks, for they make three holes (Switzerland) *It is not necessary for priests to marry as long as peasants have wives (Germany) *A mother-in-law, like the yucca tree, is useful underground (Cuba) *Better the gurgling of a camel than the prayers of a fish (Egypt) *Give a dog an appetizing name, and eat him (China) *There are two good people: one of them is dead, and the other one was not born (Estonia) *Mediocrity is climbing a molehill without sweating (Iceland) *You cannot drink water, it is not vodka (Russia) *A cow pat is wider when trodden on (Ireland)
Author : Mineke Schipper,Wilhelmina Janneke Josepha Schipper
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300102496
In this study the author analyses similarities, differences and contradictions in the cultural norms about gender expressed in proverbs she has found in oral and written sources from over 150 countries. Grouping the proverbs into categories as the female body, love, sex, childbirth and the female power, the author examines shared patterns in ideas about women and how men see them.
Author : Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher : M J F Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Proverbs
ISBN : 1567311261
Gathers more than eighteen thousand proverbs from around the world arranged alphabetically by key subject word and identifies the national, ethnic, or cultural origin of each proverbT.
Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191084249
Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, arranged across 250 subjects - from 'Books' and 'Borrowing' to 'Dreams' and 'Drink'. Each theme has a short introduction giving an overview of the proverbial treatment of the topic and each proverb is accompanied by information on its date, source, and meaning. Not only is this book a pleasure to browse but it is ideal for quick reference with its comprehensive index that makes it easy to find the exact phrase you're looking for. Beautifully produced and designed, it is the perfect gift for anyone who loves language. Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring, the second edition of this delightful book adds phrases that have come to prominence, or increased in popularity, since publication of the first edition, such as 'Never waste a good crisis' and 'Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have', which add a contemporary flavour to the selection of more traditional English proverbs, and the popular sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia, Africa, Middle East, and many other cultures. Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book.
Author : Reynold Feldman,Cynthia Voelke
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062503197
Compiles folk sayings from around the world, arranged in one hundred categories, including beauty, faith, love, friendship, peace, jealousy, and greed
Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385474542
“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.
Author : David Crystal
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780007588275
David Crystal, one of the world’s leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world. In this anthology of global proverbs Crystal brings his customary keen eye and linguistic expertise to this wonderfully rich topic.