The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

by Rosalind Fergusson, Ltd Market House Books, Jonathan Law (Editor), Jonathan Law (Other), Market House Books (Other)

Overview

Whether you are looking for a few wise words of advice, like 'Least said soonest mended', some trenchant observation, such as 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink,' or a common belief, such as 'A green Yule makes a fat churchyard', you will find them all in the newly revised and extended Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs. Entertaining and easy to use, it offers wit and wisdom to all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140514780
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2001
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 7.74(h) x 0.76(d)

Table of Contents

	Absence	1
	Adversity	2
	Advice	4
	Ambition	6
	Anger	7
	Anticipation	9
	Appearance	10
	Asking	12
	Authority	13
	Badness	15
	Beauty	17
	Beginnings	19
	Believing	20
	Borrowing	21
	Breeding	22
	Building	24
	Change	25
	Character	27
	Children	28
	Choosing	31
	Cleanliness	32
	Commerce	32
	Company	34
	Conceit	35
	Conformity	36
	Conscience	37
	Contempt	38
	Contentment	38
	Corruption	40
	Country lore	42
	Courage	45
	Cowardice	46
	Crime	47
	Criticism	49
	Cruelty	50
	Cunning	51
	Danger	52
	Days	54
	Death	55
	Deceit	58
	Deeds	60
	Defamation	62
	Delay	63
	Deserving	64
	Destiny	65
	Devil	65
	Differences	66
	Diligence	68
	Discipline	70
	Dress	72
	Drinking	73
	Earliness	77
	Eating	78
	Education	81
	Endings	83
	Endurance	83
	Enemies	84
	England	85
	Envy	90
	Equality	90
	Example	92
	Experience	92
	Eyes	93
	Fame	95
	Familiarity	96
	Fear	96
	Fine arts	97
	Flattery	98
	Foolishness	99
	Foresight	102
	Forgiveness	103
	Friends	105
	Gain	109
	Gambling	110
	Giving	111
	Gluttony	113
	God	114
	Goodness	117
	Gossip	118
	Gratitude	120
	Greatness	121
	Greed	123
	Habit	125
	Happiness	125
	Haste	128
	Hatred	130
	Health	131
	Helping	133
	Honesty	134
	Honour	135
	Hope	136
	Hospitality	137
	Hunger	138
	Hypocrisy	139
	Idleness	141
	Ignorance	143
	Imperfection	143
	Inconvenience	145
	Inquisitiveness	145
	Justice	147
	Kindness	149
	Knowledge	150
	Lateness	152
	Law	152
	Lending	155
	Liberty	156
	Life	157
	Likelihood	158
	Love	159
	Loyalty	164
	Luck	165
	Lust	167
	Marriage	169
	Mind	175
	Miserliness	176
	Moderation	177
	Months	179
	Names	184
	Nature	184
	Necessity	185
	Neighbours	185
	News	186
	Obedience	188
	Occupations	188
	Old people	191
	Opportunity	193
	Optimism	194
	Parents	196
	Passion	197
	Patience	198
	Paying	199
	Peace	201
	People and places	201
	Perseverance	206
	Possession	207
	Poverty	208
	Praise	213
	Pride	214
	Promises	215
	Proverbs	216
	Quarrelling	217
	Regret	219
	Relations	220
	Religion	221
	Remedies	226
	Resolution	227
	Responsibility	227
	Revenge	229
	Royalty	230
	Sacrifice	233
	Safety	233
	Seasons	234
	Self	235
	Servants	237
	Shame	239
	Silence	240
	Similarity	241
	Skill	242
	Sleep	242
	Small things	244
	Solitude	245
	Sorrow	246
	Spending	249
	Strength	250
	Success	251
	Suffering	252
	Superstitions	253
	Talking	256
	Temptation	260
	Thrift	261
	Time	263
	Travel	265
	Trial	266
	Trouble-making	267
	Trust	268
	Truth	269
	Use	272
	War	273
	Weakness	274
	Wealth	275
	Weather	280
	Will	286
	Wisdom	288
	Women	290
	World	294
	Worry	295
	Worth	296
	Writing	297