# Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins

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- Authors: [Linda Flavell](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-flavell), [Roger Flavell](https://www.bookquiver.com/roger-flavell)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2016-11-03

## Description

Did you know that if the cap fits refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it so anyone wearing such a cap could be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was camels rather than elephants that never forgot? The Spanish writer Cervantes defined a proverb as a short sentence drawn from long experience and Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins of over 400 of these invaluable pieces of wisdom. The entries are interspersed with mini-essays on such diverse subjects as The Proverbial Cynic and When there's a R in the Month. The result is essential reading for anyone who delights in words.

## Editions

### Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins

- Publisher: kyle_books
- ISBN: 978-08-5783-403-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2016-11-03
- Language: en_GB