Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.

Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,500 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.

The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always be

“A powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore.” —Choice In 1860, Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb Right makes might—opp