A Select Collection of English and German Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions and Familiar Quotations
A Select Collection of English and German Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions and Familiar Quotations

Author: John Barten

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781230105819

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...the devil into his house will never be rid of him. 7706. 1994. He who has the choice is in trouble. 7717. 1995. He who has the Pope for his cousin may soon be a Cardinal. 7699. 19963 He who has three enemies must agree with two. 7723. 1997. He who has to do with foxes must look after his henroost 7858. 1998. He who has victory has right. 7703. 1999. He who hath ears to hear let him hear. 7909. 2000. He who heeds not the lost shoe-nail will soon lose the horse. 7698. 2001. He who helps the wicked will rue it. 7668. 2002. He who holds his tongue does not commit himself. 7697. 2003. He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief. 7713. 2004. He who-hunts with eats will catch mice. 7861. 2005. He who inherits a farthing is expected to disburse a dollar. 7751. 2006. He who is afraid of doing too much always does too little. 7773. 2007. He who is always drinking and stuffing will in time become a ragamuffin. 7642. _ 2008. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 7959. 2009. He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose. 7989. 2010. He who is feared by many fears many. 7518. 2011. He who is guilty believes that all men speak ill of him. 7961. 2012. He who is hasty fishes in an empty pond. 4823. 2013. He who is his own teacher has a fool for his pupil. 7923. 2014. He who is in the mud likes to pull another into it. 7809. 2015. He who is judge between two friends loses one of them. 8025. 2016. He who is not with me is against me. 7883. 2017. He who is of no use to himself is of no use to any one. 7967. 2018. He who is of the craft can discourse about it. 8022. 2019. He who is quick at borrowing is slow in paying. 76.67. 7778. 7779. 2020. He who is silent gains store. 7981. 2021....

German - English Proverbs and Sayings
German - English Proverbs and Sayings

Author: Ally Parks

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781494347246

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"German - English Proverbs and Sayings" is a compilation of German proverbs with their English equivalents. This book is for English learners who would like to season their speech and sound like a native speaker.

German Proverbs... Vol. 2
German Proverbs... Vol. 2

Author: The Secret Libraries

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781985255289

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Proverb: A short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or a piece of advice.Idioms and proverbs define cultures and are passed down through generations.Discover more about the people, their culture and their thoughts through their traditional sayings.This little book provides a selected collection of 111 traditional German proverbs.Have you ever had a conversation with a German where they use a strange saying to explain or react to a situation? It can be a great way to learn more about the native Germans by understanding their most popular sayings, so we have translated them and explained their meaning. And some of these are very interesting :)"Warum spielst du die beleidigte Leberwurst?"English Translation: Why are you playing the offended liver sausage?Meaning: Used when someone is throwing a tantrum or overreacts to something trivial."Die Kuh vom Eis holen."English Translation: Get the cow off the ice.Meaning: Escape a risky situation."Da steppt der B�r."English Translation: There steps the bear.Meaning: Do you have a good feeling about a party or place you're going to? Well this phrase is the perfect way to express your excitement (Sometimes used sarcastically)."Des Teufels liebstes M�belst�ck ist die lange Bank."English Translation: The devil's favorite piece of furniture is the long bench.Meaning: "Long bench" means putting off a task. Its bad to procrastinate / delay or postpone action._____________________________________________________Thank you for your purchase! We spent a long time building this book we hope you enjoy it. 'Proverbs...' is a new series from The SECRET Libraries - New 1st EDITION for 2018Related book subjects: (Book of Essential Native German/ Traditional/ Culture/ Idioms / Proverbs / Sayings/ Learn Germans/ Deutsche/ Deutschland)