A Classical Collection of Tamil ProverbsFirst Published in 2000. This is volume XIII of 14 in the Oriental Series based on India and its language and literature and is concerned with a collection of Tamil proverbs, along with translations and explanations. |
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There is almost no end to the Tamil proverbs on the wicked tendency in the human race to see their enemies destroyed. Though India is saturated with superstition, it seems to me, strange to say, that we meet with more English than Tamil ...
There is almost no end to the Tamil proverbs on the wicked tendency in the human race to see their enemies destroyed. Though India is saturated with superstition, it seems to me, strange to say, that we meet with more English than Tamil ...
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... aversion Do. rejected friendship 108 Do. intrusion 28] 299 Gas, LOVE or 269 Generosity, at other's expense 331 ' Do. cheap kind 154 God 154 Do. and man 201 Good and evil 215 Do. the good suffer and 217 the wicked prosper Do. men .
... aversion Do. rejected friendship 108 Do. intrusion 28] 299 Gas, LOVE or 269 Generosity, at other's expense 331 ' Do. cheap kind 154 God 154 Do. and man 201 Good and evil 215 Do. the good suffer and 217 the wicked prosper Do. men .
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“ The fowlei"s pipe sounds sweet, till the bird is caught.” umslu/Tevfl (542.6qu armeurrLg. QeélésG'a/eaerLb. w The family of an enemy must be destroyed by friendliness. “ Fair words and wicked deeds deceive wise men and fools.
“ The fowlei"s pipe sounds sweet, till the bird is caught.” umslu/Tevfl (542.6qu armeurrLg. QeélésG'a/eaerLb. w The family of an enemy must be destroyed by friendliness. “ Fair words and wicked deeds deceive wise men and fools.
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She is wicked, but professes fear; she will repair the verandah facing the street, and next week she will repair the entrance to the h use. She is known for what she is, but she is as clever in hiding her misdeeds as she is in doing ...
She is wicked, but professes fear; she will repair the verandah facing the street, and next week she will repair the entrance to the h use. She is known for what she is, but she is as clever in hiding her misdeeds as she is in doing ...
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INDEX OF THE FIRST WORD OF EACH PROVERB | 405 |
AN INDEX OF NONINITIAL WORDS FROM THE BODY OF THE PROVERBS | 443 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | A Classical Collection of Tamil Proverbs |
| Autor/in | Herman Jensen |
| Verlag | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1136387773, 9781136387777 |
| Länge | 528 Seiten |
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