Proverbs of All Nations, Compared, Explained, and Illustrated
by Walter K. Kelly
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Contents
- Preface
- Women, Love, Marriage, Etc
- Parents and Children
- Youth and Age
- Natural Character
- Home
- Presence. Absence. Social Intercourse
- Friendship
- Co-Operation. Reciprocity. Subordination
- Luck. Fortune. Misfortune
- Forethought. Care. Caution
- Patience. Fortitude. Perseverance
- Industry and Idleness
- Thrift
- Moderation. Excess
- Thoroughgoing. The Whole Hog
- Will. Inclination. Desire
- Custom. Habit. Use
- Self-Conceit. Spurious Pretensions
- Self-Love. Self-Interest. Self-Reliance
- Selfishness in Giving. Spurious Benevolence
- Ingratitude
- The Mote and the Beam
- Faults. Excuses. Uneasy Consciousness
- False Appearances and Pretences, Hypocrisy, Double Dealing, Time-Serving
- Opportunity
- Uncertainty of the Future. Hope
- Experience
- Choice. Dilemma. Comparison
- Shifts. Contrivances. Strained Uses
- Advice
- Detraction. Calumny. Common Fame. Good Repute
- Truth. Falsehood. Honesty
- Speech. Silence
- Threatening. Boasting
- Secrets
- Retribution. Penal Justice
- Wealth. Poverty. Plenty. Want
- Beginning and End
- Office
- Law and Lawyers
- Physic. Physicians. Maxims Relating to Health
- Clergy
- Seasons. Weather
- National and Local Characteristics. Local Allusions