As They Say in Zanzibar: Proverbial Wisdom From Around the World by David Crystal, David Crystal
As They Say in Zanzibar: Proverbial Wisdom From Around the World

David Crystal, David Crystal

As They Say in Zanzibar: Proverbial Wisdom From Around the World

David Crystal, David Crystal

720 pages first pub 2014 (view editions)

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a small star shines in the darkness") to Ethiopia ("The smaller the lizard, the greater its hope of becoming a crocodile") to Japan ("Too much courtesy is discourtesy"). Loosely following the method of Roget's Thesaurus, which groups words with si...

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