Antiquity is not always a mark of verity. Древность не всегда признак правильности.

Better to go about than to fall into the ditch. Hispan. Лучше ходить вокруг да около, чем упасть в яму.

The absent party is still faulty. Отсутствующий всегда виноват.

In vain he craves advice that will not follow it. Напрасно просит совета тот, кто не собирается ( Read more... )

4358. Long absent, soon forgotten. Qui s'absente, se fait oublier.
4359. He who's afraid of leaves, Must not come into a wood. Qui a peur des feuilles, n'aille pas au bois.
4360. An apple, an egg, and a nut, You may eat after a slut. Un oeuf, une pomme, une noix, Se mangent apres qui que ce soit.
4361. Grasp all, lose all. Qui trop embrasse, mal ( Read more... )

Kwong Ki Chu.

A Member of the Chinese Educational Mission in The United States, and Compiler of an English and Chinese Dictionary.
1881.
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