1659 J. HOWELL Proverbs (Spanish) 4 The blind mans wife needs no painting.
1736 B. FRANKLIN Poor Richard’s Almanack (June) God helps them that help themselves. Why does the blind man’s wife paint her self?
1892 C. M. YONGE Old Woman’s Outlook in Hampshire Village 166 His [the schoolmaster’s] copies too were remarkable. One was ‘A blind man’s wife needs no paint.’ ‘Proverbs, sir, Proverbs,’ he answered, when asked where it came from.
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blind — see there’s none so blind as those who will not see when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch a blind man’s wife needs no paint in the country of the blind, the one eyed man is king a deaf husband and a blind wife are always a … Proverbs new dictionary
wife — see a blind man’s wife needs no paint Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion a deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple if you would be happy for a week take a wife; if you would be happy for a month kill a pig; but if you would be… … Proverbs new dictionary
man — see man cannot live by bread alone whatever man has done, man may do a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man is the measure of all things man proposes, God disposes man’s extremity is … Proverbs new dictionary
paint — see a blind man’s wife needs no paint the devil is not so black as he is painted … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Mann — 1. A blind man may perchance hit the mark. – Tauben und Hühner Zeitung (Berlin 1862), Nr. 6, S. 46. 2. A Mann a Wort oder a Hundsfott. (Ulm.) 3. A Mann wie a Maus ün a Weib wie a Haus is noch nit gleich. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) Will sagen, dass … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Blinde (der) — 1. Befehlen die Blinden, so wird sich viel zu tadeln finden. Lat.: Caeci praescriptio. (Erasm., 125.) 2. Bis ein Blinder verstopft ein Fass, ist schon der ganze Boden nass. 3. Blinde tragen die Nase hoch. 4. Blinde und Lahme kommen zuletzt. –… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
