Proverb Lore: Many Sayings, Wise or Otherwise, on Many Subjects, Gleaned from Many Sources (Classic Reprint)

Value of Study of Proverbs Difficulty of exact Definition Definitions by various Writers The Saw The Adage The Essentials of a Proverb The Value of Brevity Legitimate Use of Hyperbole Proverbs often one-sided Views ofT ruthS ometimes contradict each other Figurativeness of Language A very characteristic Feature Parables of our Lord Proverbs often condensed Parables Examples of Word-P ictures Commonest Objects supply Lessons Interesting as referring to Usages that have passed awayS ome Proverbs enduring, some transient May have more than oneS ignificance Some palpable Truisms and Platitudes Great Antiquity of Proverbs On Jewellery, Pottery, Furniture, etc. Rustic Conservatism The aid of Alliteration Rhyme as an A id toM emory The Study of proverbs is one of exceeding interest and value. By means of it our thoughts travel back through the ages to the childhood of the world, and we see at once how amidst the surroundings that vary so greatly in every age and in every clime the common inherent oneness of humanity asserts itself: how, while fashions change, motives of action remain; how, beneath the burning sun of Bengal or A shanti, in the tents of the Crees, or amidst the snows of Lapland, the thoughts of men on the great problems that confront the race are strikingly at one.
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