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"slowly changed to 'want'. A molehill was known as a 'wantitump', a word that continued in dialect use for centuries more. The former name of want was then replaced by ""mold(e)warp"" (meaning earth-thrower), a shortened version of which (""molle"") began to appear in the later 14th century and the word molehill in the first half of the 15th century. The idiom is found in Nicholas Udall's translation of ""The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente"" (1548) in the statement that ""The Sophistes of Grece coulde through their copiousness make an Elephant of a"
"the eleven surviving major religions of the world"" by Selwyn Gurney Champion, from 1945. Some sayings from sacred books also become proverbs, even if they were not obviously proverbs in the original passage of the sacred book. For example, many quote ""Be sure your sin will find you out"" as a proverb from the Bible, but there is no evidence it was proverbial in its original usage (Numbers 32:23). Not all religious references in proverbs are positive, some are cynical, such as the Tajik, ""Do as the mullah says, not as he does."" Also, note the Italian proverb, ""One barrel"
"what is before thee; And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are breads of falsehood."""" (Proverbs 23:4–5):""""Toil not to become rich, And cease from dishonest gain; For wealth maketh to itself wings, Like an eagle that flieth heavenwards"""" (Amenemope, ch. 7):""Toil not after riches; If stolen goods are brought to thee, they remain not over night with thee. They have made themselves wings like geese. And have flown into the heavens."" (Proverbs 23:9):""""Speak not in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise"
"perfect, and therefore it can serve as a standard. It guards what is inside and shows no movement outside. Virtue is the establishment of perfect harmony. Though virtue takes no form, things cannot break away from it."" (5, tr. Watson 1968:73-74) The ""Zhuangzi"" is famous for wordplay and witticism. Several passages make puns between ""de"" ""obtain"" and ""de"" ""integrity; virtue"" (see Watson 1968:183, 214). The ""Autumn Floods"" chapter quotes a ""perfect ""de"" does not ""de"""" (至德不得) proverb; ""I have heard it said, 'The Man of the Way wins no fame, the highest virtue wins no gain, the Great Man has"
"currency in the 20th century. This process of creating proverbs is always ongoing, so that possible new proverbs are being created constantly. Those sayings that are adopted and used by an adequate number of people become proverbs in that society. Interpreting proverbs is often complex, but is best done in a context. Interpreting proverbs from other cultures is much more difficult than interpreting proverbs in one's own culture. Even within English-speaking cultures, there is difference of opinion on how to interpret the proverb ""A rolling stone gathers no moss."" Some see it as condemning a person that keeps moving, seeing"
"A rolling stone gathers no moss A rolling stone gathers no moss is an old proverb, credited to Publilius Syrus, who in his ""Sententiae"" states, ""People who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares."" A common modern meaning is that a person must stay active to avoid stagnation. The conventional English translation appeared in John Heywood's collection of ""Proverbs"" in 1546. ""Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable"" also credits Erasmus, and relates it to other Latin proverbs, ""Planta quae saepius transfertus non coalescit"", or ""Saepius plantata arbor fructum profert exiguum"", which mean"
"rather the beginning of the proverb), If the shoe fits has been used as a title for three albums and five songs. Other English examples of using proverbs in music include Elvis Presley's ""Easy come, easy go"", Harold Robe's ""Never swap horses when you're crossing a stream"", Arthur Gillespie's ""Absence makes the heart grow fonder"", Bob Dylan's ""Like a rolling stone"", Cher's ""Apples don't fall far from the tree"". Lynn Anderson made famous a song full of proverbs, ""I never promised you a rose garden"" (written by Joe South). In choral music, we find Michael Torke's ""Proverbs"" for female voice"
"is near. The snake when about to be killed looks but does not escape. Said of one blamed before his face. The skate swims away, but leaves its barb. Words don't break bones. Stones rot but not words. (literally) Blessed is the moon which goes and returns! Men die and return not. The rain came from Manuʻa. Spoken of a thing long known beforehand, and yet unprepared for. The crabs left the stone, and took a piece of the reef. To be prosperous. Of one who does many things for his country. Does not run far, but returns. The foolish"
"The Mountain in Labour The Mountain in Labour is one of Aesop's Fables and appears as number 520 in the Perry Index. It was often cited in Classical times and applied to a variety of situations. It refers to speech acts which promise much but deliver little. The earliest surviving version of the tale is in the first two and a half lines of a four-line Latin poem by Phaedrus. 'A mountain had gone into labour and was groaning terribly. Such rumours excited great expectations all over the country. In the end, however, the mountain gave birth to a mouse.'"
"and choir (2008). The Mountain in Labour The Mountain in Labour is one of Aesop's Fables and appears as number 520 in the Perry Index. It was often cited in Classical times and applied to a variety of situations. It refers to speech acts which promise much but deliver little. The earliest surviving version of the tale is in the first two and a half lines of a four-line Latin poem by Phaedrus. 'A mountain had gone into labour and was groaning terribly. Such rumours excited great expectations all over the country. In the end, however, the mountain gave birth"
"[""The compromiser he blesseth: the Lord he contemneth""; A. V. ""Blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth""]. The Law must perforate the mountain (i.e., must not be set aside under any considerations); for thus the Bible says (Deut. i. 17), 'Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's'"" (Tosef., Sanh. l.c.; Sanh. 6b; Yer. Sanh. i. 18b). He compiled a set of hermeneutic rules as guides in interpreting the Scriptures (the ""Baraita of the Thirty-two Rules"", which see below), some of which are adaptations of those of his predecessors, and insofar applicable to"
"of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?<br> Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?<br> And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:<br> And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br> Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal"
"that a study by psychologists found that with respect to familiarity and image value, it ranks high among the 203 common sayings they tested. Similar idioms include 'Much ado about nothing' and 'Making a song and dance about nothing'. The meaning finds its opposite in the fable about the mountain in labour that gives birth to a mouse. In the former too much is made of little; in the latter one is led to expect much, but with too little result. The two appear to converge in William Caxton's translation of the fable (1484), where he makes of the mountain"
"out to his neighbor, helping, caring, doing. I do not offer a life of uninspiring ease. I do not call for a life of grim sacrifice. I ask you to join in a high adventure--one as rich as humanity itself, and as exciting as the times we live in. The essence of freedom is that each of us shares in the shaping of his own destiny. Until he has been part of a cause larger than himself, no man is truly whole. The way to fulfillment is in the use of our talents; we achieve nobility in the spirit that"
"The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains () is a well-known fable from Chinese mythology about the virtues of perseverance and willpower. The tale first appeared in Book 5 of the ""Liezi"", a Daoist text of the 4th century BC, and was retold in the ""Garden of Stories"" by the Confucian scholar Liu Xiang in the 1st century BC. It was also used by Mao Zedong in a famous speech in 1945. The myth concerns a Foolish Old Man of 90 years who lived near a pair of mountains (given in some tellings"
"Three men make a tiger ""Three men make a tiger"" () is a Chinese proverb or ""chengyu"" (four-character idiom). ""Three men make a tiger"" refers to an individual's tendency to accept absurd information as long as it is repeated by enough people. It refers to the idea that if an unfounded premise or urban legend is mentioned and repeated by many individuals, the premise will be erroneously accepted as the truth. This concept is related to communal reinforcement or the fallacy of ""argumentum ad populum"" and ""argumentum ad nauseam"". The proverb came from the story of an alleged speech by"
"to being safe, home, or complete. Also, she ends each stanza with “Thinking like a mountain, honey, we will make it home” as if to say that eventually we will all think with a long-term perspective and get our lives back on a safe and sustainable track. Furthermore, Roderick ends the song with an ultimatum for each of our lives. Thinking like a mountain Thinking like a mountain is a term coined by Aldo Leopold in his book ""A Sand County Almanac"". In the section entitled ""Sketches Here and There"" Leopold discusses the thought process as a holistic view on"
"proverb is this: ""A person who does not remember where he (she) came from will never reach his (her) destination"". Of Tagalog origin, it conveys and urges one person to give ""importance in looking back at one’s roots and origins."" The maxim also exemplifies a Filipino value known as the """"utang na loob"""", one’s ""debt of gratitude"" to the persons who have contributed to an individual’s success. Damiana L. Eugenio, a professor from the University of the Philippines, author of ""Philippine Proverb Lore"" (1975), and who is also referred to as the ""Mother of Philippine Folklore"" grouped Filipino proverbs into"
"attire, or housing and food, that you are not as good as others, then don't be affected. Doing wrong unintentionally is called making a mistake. Doing wrong intentionally is called committing an evil. If one corrects what one has done wrong, then it's as if it hasn't happened. If one covers up, then one adds to one's guilt. 凡是人，皆须爱。天同覆，地同载。行高者，名自高。人所重，非貌高。才大者，望自大。人所服，非言大。己有能，勿自私。人所能，勿轻訾。勿谄富，勿骄贫。勿厌故，勿喜新。人不闲，勿事搅。人不安，勿话扰。人有短，切莫揭。人有私，切莫说。道人善，即是善。人知之，愈思勉。扬人恶，既是恶。疾之甚，祸且作。善相劝，德皆建。过不规，道两亏。凡取与，贵分晓。与宜多，取宜少。将加人，先问己。己不欲，即速已。恩欲报，怨欲忘。报怨短，报恩长。待婢仆，身贵端。虽贵端，慈而宽。势服人，心不然。理服人，方无言。 Human beings, regardless of nationality, race, or religion - everyone - should be loved equally. We are all sheltered by the same sky and we all live on the same planet Earth. (See for the following.) People with high conduct naturally"
"Ya i nɔra tyua re, kɔnɔ i nɔra diyɔ. O koŋ ma bɛnda, ma kɔa. Tuma nda tye wisio o, mi sulukuo di ndu, kɔnɔ o nɔra ndu tyua re. Mi sofɛlɔ kɔ tyua ndu, ma hun tyɛi niŋ. Idio mi sulukuo dimul wɛin ndɔ, a, Fura, n kɔ, katu laŋgbɔnɔ hɔ nɔra worɔ tau, loŋ o tyua na. Ma fura, ma kɔannuŋ. O koŋ kɔli wɛlɛ, mi sofɛlɔ dimul wɛin ndɔ, a, N kɔnnuŋ, katu laŋgbɔnɔ ho nɔ yomuaŋ tau, loŋ o di na. Ma fura, ma kɔannuŋ. O koŋ mi tyɛiyo lo fondo. Wana-wana sora tɔnɔ leniŋ te."
"from current market trends. Investors who take such decisions are not basing their justification on fundamental analysis or certain limited information but mainly follow an investment trend that is demonstrated by a high number of other investors. Three men make a tiger ""Three men make a tiger"" () is a Chinese proverb or ""chengyu"" (four-character idiom). ""Three men make a tiger"" refers to an individual's tendency to accept absurd information as long as it is repeated by enough people. It refers to the idea that if an unfounded premise or urban legend is mentioned and repeated by many individuals, the"
"of this ""no-retreat"" strategy. Similar phrases are known in the West, such as ""burning bridges"" or ""Crossing the Rubicon"". This particular idiom cannot be used in a losing scenario because the story behind it does not describe a failure. Another example is """" (', lit. ""melon field, beneath the plums""). It is an idiom that has a deeper meaning that implies suspicious situations. It is derived from an excerpt from a Han era poem (, ""Yuèfǔ Shī"" """"Jūnzǐ Xíng""""). The poem includes the lines, ""Don't adjust your shoes in a melon field and don't tidy your hat under the plum"
"safely following them."" It may take the form of real or mock dialect, in variations like ""... Lor' willin' an' th' crick don' rise."" The creek don't rise The expression ""...the creek don't rise"" is an American slang expression implying strong intentions subject to complete frustration by uncommon but not unforeseeable events. It presumably evokes occasional and unpredictably extreme rainfall in Appalachia, that has historically isolated one rural neighborhood or another temporarily inaccessible on several or many occasions. Classic versions of its use tend to be along the lines of ""The good Lord willing, and creek doesn't rise""—i.e. ""If God"
"Armenian proverbs (international, borrowed and specifically Armenian proverbs). Mineke Schipper is a Dutch scholar, best known for her book ""Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet - Women in Proverbs from Around the World"".. Edward Zellem is an American proverb scholar who has edited books of Afghan proverbs, developed a method of collecting proverbs via the Web. Serious websites related to the study of proverbs, and some that list regional proverbs: Proverb A proverb (from ) is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language."
"Arches, Theatres, &c. of Ancient Rome"". This passage consists of lines 47–70 of the poem. ""To build, to plant, whatever you intend,"" ""To rear the Column, or the Arch to bend,"" ""To swell the Terras, or to sink the Grot;"" ""In all, let Nature never be forgot."" ""But treat the Goddess like a modest fair,"" ""Nor over-dress, nor leave her wholly bare;"" ""Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spy'd,"" ""Where half the skill is decently to hide."" ""He gains all points who pleasingly confounds"" ""Surprises, varies, and conceals the Bounds."" ""Consult the Genius of the Place in all;"" ""That"
"(--) </poem> <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;font-style:italic""> Yêu mình (--) chẳng lấy được mình (--) Tựa mai (-) mai ngã (--) tựa đình (-) đình xiêu (--) </poem> <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;font-style:italic""> Đố ai (-) quét sạch lá rừng (--) Để ta khuyên gió (--) gió đừng rung cây (--) </poem> <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;font-style:italic""> Hỡi cô (-) tát nước bên đàng (--) Sao cô (-) múc ánh trăng vàng (--) đổ đi (--) </poem> <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;font-style:italic""> Trách người quân tử (-) bạc tình (--) Chơi hoa (--) rồi lại bẻ cành (--) bán rao (--) </poem> <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;font-style:italic""> Đạo vợ chồng"
"are carried away by the wind. Of troops routed. Make it known to Moo. A myth of a mountain that went backwards and forwards between Upolu and Savaiʻi. May you grow in a swamp, i.e.. quickly. A prayer of a father for his son. Our lives are decreed to be taken by the gods. Is the ""aitu"" different from the moemu? Doing something wrong under another name. (literally), Don't let lizards go near when getting ""afato"", because they will eat them. Applied to children present at conversation of grown people. It is very long coming, but will be satisfying. Of"
"with mental illness are generally believed to demonstrate ""concrete"" thinking (a tendency to interpret abstract concepts literally) the research results have, in practice, often been improperly generalized to suggest proverbs alone can be a sufficient indicator of mental illness. A ""concrete"" interpretation of the proverb ""a rolling stone gathers no moss"" would simply restate the proverb in different words, rather than delivering any metaphorical meaning. A rolling stone gathers no moss A rolling stone gathers no moss is an old proverb, credited to Publilius Syrus, who in his ""Sententiae"" states, ""People who are always moving, with no roots in one"
"I'll dig and dig and dig and dig.<br> I'll never get enough.<br> I tramp the prairies and the plains.<br> I trudge each weary mile.<br> I'll tramp and trudge and trudge and tramp<br> Until I make my pile.<br> Oh! Susanna, don't you cry for me!<br> I'm gonna dig up lots of gold, V for victory.<br> I'm a ragged, rugged lover of the wild unruly West.<br> Of all the things I haven't got, I like gold the best.<br> Oh, it rained all night of the day I left, the weather was so dry;<br> It was so warm I froze to death—Susanna, don't"
"exercise much craft, By no means for the love of what is worked. 'Tasteth, himself, no finer good i' the world When all goes right, in this safe summer-time, And he wants little, hungers, aches not much, Than trying what to do with wit and strength. 'Falls to make something: 'piled yon pile of turfs, And squared and stuck there squares of soft white chalk, And, with a fish-tooth, scratched a moon on each, And set up endwise certain spikes of tree, And crowned the whole with a sloth's skull a-top, Found dead i' the woods, too hard for one"
"Molehill A molehill (or mole-hill, mole mound) is a conical mound of loose soil raised by small burrowing mammals, including moles, but also similar animals such as mole-rats, kangaroo moles, and voles. The word is first recorded in the first half of the 15th century. Formerly the hill was known as a 'wantitump', a word still in dialect use for centuries afterwards. The common phrase ""making a mountain out of a molehill"", meaning to exaggerate a minor problem, is an ironical reference to these small features. Molehills are waste material which come from digging or repairing burrows, and so are"
"punning proverb quoted below). For instance, When a man has perfect virtue, fire cannot burn him, water cannot drown him, cold and heat cannot afflict him, birds and beasts cannot injure him. I do not say that he makes light of these things. I mean that he distinguishes between safety and danger, contents himself with fortune or misfortune, and is cautious in his comings and goings. Therefore nothing can harm him. ""Hence it is said: the Heavenly is on the inside, the human is on the outside. Virtue resides in the Heavenly. Understand the actions of Heaven and man, base"
"the sea is at its worst. There is no current that does not bounce back. The feces that is dropped is sure comfort. Do not gore the peg where you are tied. Nobody can steal your knowledge. Grasp the opportunity because the bed bugs will carry and hide them inside the floor. Do not eat your fingers. No one burns the house of a good man. Stones are softer than his head. Tomatoes do not bear eggplant. They washed their face with what he said. Leave him alone for his head is tangled. Do not speak of a cavan for"