The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-01
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Many proverbs have come down to
us from remote ages and are common
tt, q II ma ions. It is said that King
OF Samos worked bis slaves nearly 20
Gdeaft1 liz max ing a vineyard This pro
syoKed one of them to prophesy thatshis.
master would never. drink of the Vine vine
The king. being told of this. when the U
hrst grapes were produced took 4 hand nd
+ f11l and. pressing the Juice into q cup
ii, the presence Of the slave. deraded,
him as u false prophet Many Things
happen between the cup and the up.
the slave replied. Just then i shout
was raised that wild boar had bro
ken into the vineyard. The King, viii
out tasting. set down the cup, ran TO
meet it and was killed in the encoun-
ter. 80
Hencetortn the Wotos . =. ene - 3,
passed into provero- = ron 's 20
Greek original cameStwo French PROV
cribs. .Between the hand aud the mouth
the soup is often split and2t'N'= inc
poured out is not swallowed Neither
is SO near the original as our Gnsifsh.
There's many a SIP tS'1At cep 5 saitd
lip
1t is curious TO trace no" q siiAiii ~
ideas have taken root II di!i efelil 49,
guages aud the$various MODES Or III Siii,ss-'
trating the same though - Q t.ikc'Ei -, -
instance. one or two "a Inlt'aF p prov si's
in our own language. W e 50 = 4psfu :.
in the hand is worth tWo N t i ~ 80.
The same idea IS expressed = !iI1 20
when they say Better an egg . tost:fs
than u pul!et tomo o' ma e,
French proverb is stlls5 more s'lshii1-
cant "One here-it-is is better than two
you-shall-lia ve-its.' Better = ie'eret
in the kitchen than wild bonr5in tii e
forest. the L1vonlan SAYING. cory 1iN' =.
the sa me meaning.
A well known proverb Is. y i'ere
there's II will there's "a way. Which
signifies that if a man has but the
resolution be Will make use OF such
means as come to hand to. nftsain MS
object. The French counterpart OF TINS INNS
4 says He that mas u SOoO ueilu oos-s>'
not want for hats. s
Z The proverbs on luck are numerous
and expressive In all languages. y II
English we. say...It is better to be borE
lucky than rich The Arabs convey
+ the same idea In the apt proHer ~
3 Throw him into the Nile and he VIII
come UP with u fish ia bis mouth.
while the tiernia MS say he s.. lung fLtl
a penny on 4tleS root a d ollstrfS Hvolhu
come back ITO him-s+5.As Spanfsli*pr PROV
erb says. God send YOU i.as.ll. M y$so':.
. and little wit will serve YOU here here
lis a Latin adage. Fortune fayoi.s
fools" and it is to this 1'oncllstone n
ludes in his reply to iacq ues. u ms
not fool till heaven hath sent ME Tor.
/ tune The Gernis, MS s't ;. Jack gets
onFby bis stupidity and Fortune hnu
women are fond Of FOOLS mere Is.
also ii Latin proverb which shows til:;t
the converse of this holds Gootl--5.Forz
tune makes !. fool Of him wl1onsshe
too mich faNors
There Is no Doubt that n UGH OF what
is called success in life depends upon
getting well g into the groove a1lti
E keeping there Some$unius.ky Lh:ilsii-s
man is responsible for the saying. ~
my father lad made me hatter. men
would have. been born without heads. -
: Inf fhiS u n scarcely be called original.