-
1 WIT
• Bought wit is best - Опыт полезнее тысячи советов (O)• If you had all the wit of the world, fools would fell you - Умница, как попова курица (У)• Many wits are better than one - Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше (O), Ум - хорошо, а два - лучше (У)• Ounce of wit that is bought is worth a pound that is taught (An) - Опыт полезнее тысячи советов (O)• Want makes wit - Нужда научит ворожить, когда нечего в рот положить (H)• Wit once bought is worth twice taught - Опыт полезнее тысячи советов (O) -
2 Опыт полезнее тысячи советов
Knowledge gained from one's own practice is most reliableCf: Bought wit is best (Am.). An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching (Br.). An ounce of wit that is bought is worth a pound that is taught (Am.). A thorn of experience is worth a wilderness of advice (Am.). Wit once bought is worth twice taught (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Опыт полезнее тысячи советов
См. также в других словарях:
Versehrt — Was versert, das lert. – Franck, II, 16a; Lehmann, 669, 1; Petri, II, 611; Lehmann, II, 836, 178; Sutor, 174; Müller, 21, 3; Gaal, 1607; Blum, 425; Körte, 6488; Simrock, 10908; für Waldeck: Curtze, 341, 254. »Nicht nur bei den Alten war es ein… … 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
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family … Wikipedia
publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… … Universalium
Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… … Universalium
List of Onedin Line episodes — The Onedin Line episode list shows details of the 91 episodes of the BBC television series The Onedin Line. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 … Wikipedia
Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… … Universalium