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Interesting stories to learn proverbs

Popular proverbs driving home some universal moral ideas have been compiled from different sources and cultural backgrounds. Besides many others, we have some of the most popular ones like: It is never too late to learn.

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English
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98

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Cover ; Title Page; Preface; Contents; 1. Don't cry wolf once too often; 2. Count not your chickens before they are hatched; 3. Silence is golden; 4. Tact wins where might fails; 5. A greased mouth cannot say 'no'; 6. Good Samaritan: nearest to god; 7. Never a Quisling be; 8. Pride hath its fall; 9. The future is not ours to see; 10. The grass looks greener on the other side; 11. The poor are truly free when their needs are a few; 12. Practice makes one perfect; 13. Self-help is the best help; 14. Slow and steady wins the race; 15. Truth always triumphs; 16. Beauty is only skin deep
17. Don't bite more than you can chew; 18. Don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs; 19. Give a dog a bad name and hang it; 20. Now is the time to live; 21. Kindness pays; 22. Necessity is the mother of invention; 23. Impossible is often the untried; 24. If the beard were all, a goat might preach; 25. Obey the law or be damned; 26. Charity begins at home; 27. All are equal in the eyes of the law; 28. All is fair in love and war; 29. An enemy's enemy is a friend; 30. No army can fight on an empty stomach; 31. Tit for tat; 32. Hell hath no fury like a woman spurned
33. None but the brave deserve the crown; 34. To kill two birds with one stone; 35. He who has an art has everywhere a part; 36. It is never too late to learn; 37. Wisdom is nothing but earthly commonsense; 38. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; 39. Haste makes waste; 40. A friend in need is a friend indeed; 41. Unity is strength

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Library of Congress
PR9497.32 .M878 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
98 pages
Number of pages
98

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27046310M
ISBN 10
8122309062
ISBN 13
9788122309065
OCLC/WorldCat
1003130475

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OL19858403W

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