Take care and goodnight ! - A. J. McLean Music is the best cure for a sorrowing mind . Music is the best means we have of ... Lewis Thomas Music is the most perfect art . Albert Camus Music is the vernacular of the human soul .
'It's a different world up there, a radio reporter in Belfast said with a giggle last Wednesday. ... HUTTON & J. EAGLE Earth's Catastrophic Past and Future 18 The . . . eruption of Krakatau was heard as a low rumble thousands of miles ...
Opportunities never nibble twice at the same hook. Var. ... Opportunity doesn't knock the door down. Rec. dist. ... (b) Opportunity only knocks once, and there is no latch on the outside—it must be opened from within. Rec. dist.
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb...
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Contains more than 1000 proverbs current in the 20th century with explanations of their meanings, uses, and origins.
Trust, but verify. Russian proverb, used by President Ronald Reagan during negotiations with the Soviet Union and widely associated with him. Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel. Arab proverb; compare Put your trust in God, ...
Dictionary Of Proverbs
Lists recorded usages and meaning for hundreds of proverbs arranged by key word, from "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" to "Youth must be served."
Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
"...more than 3,000 entries, covering familiar and unfamiliar proverbs from the English-speaking world as well as a wide representative selection from other cultures....entertaining and informative writing style makes this easy-to-use ...