Interesting stories to learn proverbs
By: R.K. Murthi
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9788122309065
Subjects: Proverbs; Juvenile fiction; Short stories, Indic (English)
Description: Popular proverbs driving home some universal moral ideas have been compiled from different sources and cultural backgrounds. Besides many others, we have some of the most popular ones like: It is never too late to learn.
Table of contents: title: Cover ; Title Page; Preface; Contents; 1. Don't cry wolf once too often; 2. Count not your chickens before they are hatched; 3. Silence is golden; 4. Tact wins where might fails; 5. A greased mouth cannot say 'no'; 6. Good Samaritan: nearest to god; 7. Never a Quisling be; 8. Pride hath its fall; 9. The future is not ours to see; 10. The grass looks greener on the other side; 11. The poor are truly free when their needs are a few; 12. Practice makes one perfect; 13. Self-help is the best help; 14. Slow and steady wins the race; 15. Truth always triumphs; 16. Beauty is only skin deep; title: 17. Don't bite more than you can chew; 18. Don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs; 19. Give a dog a bad name and hang it; 20. Now is the time to live; 21. Kindness pays; 22. Necessity is the mother of invention; 23. Impossible is often the untried; 24. If the beard were all, a goat might preach; 25. Obey the law or be damned; 26. Charity begins at home; 27. All are equal in the eyes of the law; 28. All is fair in love and war; 29. An enemy's enemy is a friend; 30. No army can fight on an empty stomach; 31. Tit for tat; 32. Hell hath no fury like a woman spurned; title: 33. None but the brave deserve the crown; 34. To kill two birds with one stone; 35. He who has an art has everywhere a part; 36. It is never too late to learn; 37. Wisdom is nothing but earthly commonsense; 38. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; 39. Haste makes waste; 40. A friend in need is a friend indeed; 41. Unity is strength