Word: proverbes
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...Every one is asking how long it can last. But Mr. Laval proves the truth of the proverb that threatened men live long. Some say he is lucky, but his luck has recently been that of a man who thinks quicker than his opponents and is always one move ahead...
...spite of the fact that his harem did finally bring his ruin. Solomon lives in the literature of the Bible as one of the most human, the wisest, and a God-fearing man. This son of David, son of Bath-sheba, even as his wise words, has become "a proverb and a byword among the people...
...great crisis in the life of the people comes you will not have family problems to solve as well. When this little meeting is over go back to your homes and enjoy a glass of wine but do not drink up your prize money. Remember the old Roman proverb: 'He who drinks no wine is a lamb, he who drinks just enough is a lion but he who drinks too much...
...Mussolini a "Big Bully" without actually using those words. He neatly said that since nobody is to blame for the Ualual incident no cause exists for war, ridiculed what he called the Fascist concept of a "Supernatural Mission for Eternal Rome" and scathingly declared: "In France we have a proverb, 'When a man wants to drown his dog he first says it is mad.' Italy, having resolved to conquer Ethiopia, begins by calling Ethiopia...
Charlie Chan in Egypt (Fox) exhibits the hero of Hollywood's most durable saga investigating a murder case in Luxor where an archeologist has been shot, battered and mummified. When Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) arrives on the scene, he promptly outlines his methods with a proverb: "Insignificant molehill sometimes more worthy of notice than conspicuous mountain." Aided by a dusky retainer and the fiance of the deceased archeologist's lovely daughter (Pat Paterson), he sets about selecting the guilty party from a group of suspects that include an Egyptian butler, a bad-tempered doctor, a druggist, an amiable...