Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1913 — EGYPTIAN PROVERBS [ARTICLE]

EGYPTIAN PROVERBS

In "Veiled Mysteries of Egypt,” S. H. Leeder points to the remarkable faculty of the Egyptians for enriching their conversation with proverbs. Here are some from a long list of examples he gives: “Man is often an enemy to things of which he is ill-informed.” “Don’t ask any man about his origin; you can read it in his face.” "If you censure your friend for every fault he commits there will come a time when you will have no friend to censure.” Don’t strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. A professional sword swallower died the other day from getting a fish bone in his throat. "Knowledge without practice is like a bow without a string."—VeUed Mysteries of Egypt, by S. H. Leeder.