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The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

By: Jonathan Law (Contribution by), Rosalind Fergusson (Editor)

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Paperback | 29 March 2001 | Edition Number 1

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"The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs" is a reference book in which the word "proverb" is interpreted as a statement or maxim that contains advice (e.g. "many hand make light work"), a belief ("beauty is in the eye of the beholder"), or a general observation of some aspect of life or nature ("absence makes the heart grow fonder"). The dictionary contains approximately 6000 proverbs arranged under such thematic headings such as absence, beauty, caution, knowledge, love and weather. Some proverbs will be listed under more than one heading. Within each thematic category, proverbs will be arranged in groups that express various aspects of the theme. Explanations of the proverbs are given only if the meaning is ambiguous or totally obscure, if a dialect word is used, or if the proverb is a foreign phrase requiring translation. A few of the proverbs may be actual quotations from literature or the Bible. This collection of over 6,000 proverbs, drawn from a variety of cultures and languages, also includes explanations of how proverbs came into being.

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