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Proverbs of All Nations

by Walter K. Kelly

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Women, Love, Marriage, etc.
  4. 4Parents and Children
  5. 5Youth and Age
  6. 6Natural Character
  7. 7Home
  8. 8Presence. Absence. Social Intercourse
  9. 9Friendship
  10. 10Co-Operation. Reciprocity. Subordination
  11. 11Luck. Fortune. Misfortune
  12. 12Forethought. Care. Caution
  13. 13Patience. Fortitude. Perseverance
  14. 14Industry and Idleness
  15. 15Thrift
  16. 16Moderation. Excess
  17. 17Thoroughgoing. The Whole Hog
  18. 18Will. Inclination. Desire
  19. 19Custom. Habit. Use
  20. 20Self-Conceit. Spurious Pretensions
  21. 21Self-Love. Self-Interest. Self-Reliance
  22. 22Selfishness in Giving. Spurious Benevolence
  23. 23Ingratitude
  24. 24The Mote and the Beam
  25. 25Faults. Excuses. Uneasy Consciousness
  26. 26False Appearances and Pretences, Hypocrisy, Double Dealing, Time-Se…
  27. 27Opportunity
  28. 28Uncertainty of the Future. Hope
  29. 29Experience
  30. 30Choice. Dilemma. Comparison
  31. 31Shifts. Contrivances. Strained Uses
  32. 32Advice
  33. 33Detraction. Calumny. Common Fame. Good Repute
  34. 34Truth. Falsehood. Honesty
  35. 35Speech. Silence
  36. 36Threatening. Boasting
  37. 37Secrets
  38. 38Retribution. Penal Justice
  39. 39Wealth. Poverty. Plenty. Want
  40. 40Beginning and End
  41. 41Office
  42. 42Law and Lawyers
  43. 43Physic. Physicians. Maxims Relating to Health
  44. 44Clergy
  45. 45Seasons. Weather
  46. 46National and Local Characteristics. Local Allusions

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