A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

1809 W. IRVING Hist. New York II. VI. vii. The furious Risingh, in despight of that

noble maxim.. that ‘fair play is a jewel’, hastened to take advantage of the hero’s fall.

1823 J. F. COOPER Pioneers II. v. Well, fair play’s a jewel. But I’ve got the lead of you,

old fellow. 1935 E. F. BENSON Lucia’s Progress viii. There’s been a lil’ mistake. .. I

want my lil’ rubber of Bridge. Fair play’s a jewel. 1948 L. A. G. STRONG Trevannion iv.

‘It ain’t good to win crooked.’ ‘Good for you, Stan. I agree. Fair play’s a jewel.’ fair

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fair see also none but the BRAVE deserve the fair; a fair EXCHANGE is no robbery;
FAINT heart never won fair lady; GIVE and take is fair play; if SAINT Paul’s day be fair and
clear, it will betide a happy year; SAINT Swithun’s day if thou be fair for forty days it will
remain; TURN about is fair play.

FAITH will move mountains

With allusion to MATTHEW xvii. 20 (AV) If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
shall say unto this mountain; Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove. Cf. I
CORINTHIANS xiii. 2 (AV) though I have all faith; so that I could remove mountains; and
have not charity, I am nothing.

1897 ‘S. GRAND’ Beth Book xvi. If mountains can be moved by faith, you can

surely move your own legs! 1933 J. BETJEMAN Ghastly Good Taste iii. As faith can

move mountains, so nothing was impossible to Holy Church. 1948 B. STEVENSON

Home Book of Proverbs (rev. ed.) 745 Faith will move mountains. 1980 C. FREMLIN

With no Crying xix. Faith moves mountains, they say: and Hope lights up our darkness.

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FALL down seven times, get up eight

Japanese proverb

1997 New York Times 24 Aug. (online) ‘I always told him, “Fall down seven times,

get up eight,”’ said John Kim, the bridegroom’s father. ‘That’s a martial arts motto.’

2006 R. PAGE on http://www.russpage.net 10 Apr. I saw a Dwayne Wade commercial this

morning that showed him falling down on the basketball court numerous times. Seven

times to be exact. Toward the end of the commercial, it shows him lying face down on the

court as he lifts up his head and smiles before standing up. The final line says something

like ‘Fall down seven times. Get up eight.’ It seems very motivational. perseverance