A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

(Marcin) #1
when GREEK meets Greek, then comes the tug of war
there is no LITTLE enemy

Englishness see national characteristics


entertaining see hospitality


environment


when the LAST tree is cut down..
THINK global, act local

envy see content and discontent; malice


equality


when ADAM delved and Eve span..
a CAT may look at a king
DOGS look up to you..
JACK is as good as his master
the RICH man has his ice in the summer..

error


he who is ABSENT is always in the wrong
if ANYTHING can go wrong, it will
a FAULT confessed is half redressed
GARBAGE in, garbage out
HOMER sometimes nods
there’s MANY a slip between cup and lip
a MISS is as good as a mile
if you don’t make MISTAKES you don’t make anything

evil see under good and evil


example, good and bad


EVIL communications corrupt good manners
EXAMPLE is better than precept
an OUNCE of practice is worth a pound of precept
one PICTURE is worth ten thousand words
every PICTURE tells a story
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