The Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs
The Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: Harold V. Cordry

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1476607354

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All cultures have proverbs that capsulize subjects simply and effectively. Many of these are cross-cultural. For example, according to a Danish proverb, "The greater the fear, the nearer the danger," while a Latin proverb says, "The less there is of fear, the less there is danger." This work includes over 20,000 proverbs from more than 120 languages, nationalities and ethnic groups. The proverbs are arranged under 1,300 headings (e.g., accidents, divided loyalty, marriage, prosperity, shame), and each includes the nationality, group or language in which it originated. Comprehensive keyword and subject indexes allow access to the material in multiple ways.

The Quote Sleuth
The Quote Sleuth

Author: Anthony W. Shipps

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780252016950

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The tracer's goals are to identify the source of a quotation, to find or to produce detailed citation based on a reliable edition of the work, to find an authoritative text of the passage being traced, and to do all this in the shortest time possible and with the least possible amount of effort.

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
The Routledge Book of World Proverbs

Author: Jon R. Stone

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-09-27

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1135870543

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The Routledge Book of World Proverbs draws together proverbs that transcend culture, time and space to provide an enduring collection that is both useful and enjoyable.

The Wisdom of the Great
The Wisdom of the Great

Author: Sam Majdi

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 621

ISBN-13: 1462053319

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For nearly two decades he has been reading, studying, researching and compiling the best and most impressive quotations for writing The Wisdom of The Great. The book is about the lives, works, achievements and quotations of over 450 notables from 50 countries of the world. It contains over 2600 quotations in the span of three millenniums (9th century B.C. to the present time.) Nearly 250 of the individuals have detailed biographies. It is arranged chronically and has a comprehensive glossary, names index, and subject index. What is great about this book is that there are 86 notables (68%) whose names are mentioned in the book People Who Made America. And 30 people in the book 100 People Who Influenced and Changed the World. It is not only a quotation book but also a literary piece, a book of biographies, and an accurate reference book. Read them again and again, seeking their wisdom, their joy, their passion and their beauty. The Wisdom of the Great has been accepted for the 2013 Kansas Notable Books List.

Marriage Seen through Proverbs and Anti-Proverbs
Marriage Seen through Proverbs and Anti-Proverbs

Author: Anna T. Litovkina

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2019-11-04

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1527542785

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This book explores various aspects of marriage and the ways it is viewed and conceptualized in the body of Anglo-American anti-proverbs (or proverb transformations). It also depicts those who contribute to the institution of marriage (that is, husbands and wives), and analyses their nature, qualities, attributes and behaviours as revealed through such anti-proverbs. In addition, the text investigates those who remain single and do not belong to the institution of marriage, but contribute to the institution of marriage. It will appeal to a wide range of readers, from the casually interested general reader to the paremiologist, paremiographer, lexicographer, and anthropologist.