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Excerpt from Select Proverbs of All Nations: Wise Sayings and Maxims of the Ancient Fathers, and the Economy of Human Life In making the present Selection of Proverbs, the first object has been to glean the wisest and best in the sayings of all nations; collecting not merely their ethical maxims, but whatever is characteristic of national manners, humor and intelligence. With respect to arrangement, I have not exactly followed the plan of any of my predecessors, but have endeavored to combine the double advantages of alphabet order, with facility for referring to any particular description of proverbs, according to its subject. The authors to whom I have cheifly resorted, are, Ray's English Proverbs, Kelly's Scottish Proverbs, Mackintosh's Gaelic Proverbs, the French and Italian Proverbs of Dubois and Veneroni, Collins' Spanish Proverbs, the Glossary of Archdeacon Nares, Grose's Provincial Glossary, D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature, Todd's Johnson; with several minor works, too numerous to mention. It is necessary to bear bear in mind, our's is only a Selection: to have given the entire proverbs of any people, would have far exceeded the limits of the present plan, and consequently I have only gleaned from each nation what seemed worthy of modern refinement. Where a proverb appeared curious or important, the original or parallel proverb in other languages has been retained: this can be attended with little inconvenience to the English reader, and may be interesting to the scholar, and those who wish to be accurately acquainted with the spirit and origin of the Old Sayings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.