I had come to the Russian countryside, though, to get beyond proverbs and beyond Moscow in search of what Russians like to call the National Idea.
Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky is a courteous man who likes Jane Austen's novels and earthy Russian proverbs.
So entrenched has this discrimination become, the report notes, that hundreds of popular Arab proverbs scorn women for having "half a mind, half a creed, half an inheritance.
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Many familiar sayings in the biblical book of Proverbs You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as "As a dog returns to its own vomit" or "spare the rod and spoil the child" are well-known in English as colloquial proverbs.
June 8, 2013 - Redlands Daily Facts
Jerry Farwell in BuzzFlash Then Falwell added: "I do believe, as a theologian, based upon many Scriptures and particularly Proverbs 14:23, which says 'living by God's principles promotes a nation to greatness, violating those principles brings a nation to shame.'" The...
Simon Jenkins in guardian.co.uk Mr Jenkins says: "That's taken from Proverbs 9:10 - the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It's not a hugely significant film, but it is unexpectedly religious. Hollywood and Christianity have an interesting relationship but this time...
Herculez Gomez in BP News The day before the match, US forward Herculez Gomez, who played during the overtime portion of the game, posted this on his Twitter account: "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps -- Proverbs 16:9 See you in...