Project Gutenberg 2016-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 175 Quitard, P.-M. (Pierre-Marie) 1792 1882 Quitard, Pierre-Marie Quitard, Pierre Marie 13033666 Dictionnaire étymologique, historique et anecdotique des proverbes et des locutions proverbiales de la Langue Française en rapport avec de proverbes et des locutions proverbiales des autres langues Produced by Giovanni Fini, Norbert H. Langkau, Replacement images from TIA and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Dictionnaire étymologique, historique et anecdotique des proverbes" by P. M. Quitard is a comprehensive reference work written in the early 19th century. This publication delves into the origins, meanings, and historical anecdotes surrounding French proverbs, often comparing them with expressions from other languages. The intent is to illuminate the wisdom encapsulated in these sayings through etymological exploration and cultural commentary. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of proverbs, tracing their roots back to the earliest societies and emphasizing their role as reflections of human experience. Quitard discusses the significance of proverbs in the context of language evolution and cultural identity, asserting that they encapsulate universal truths and social mores. He suggests that analyzing these expressions offers insight into the historical changes in societal attitudes and highlights their enduring relevance, even in a more modern, analytical world. Overall, the beginning of this work establishes a scholarly foundation for understanding the complex web of meanings associated with proverbs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Proverbs Proverbs, French PN Text FR Langues Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1701846 1701863 2024-09-21T13:21:11.998204 2023-09-22T10:17:46.973919 text/html text/html 1727958 2016-04-02T09:35:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 656546 2016-04-02T09:35:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 734684 2024-09-21T13:21:41.693992 application/epub+zip 746016 2024-09-21T13:21:17.586135 application/epub+zip 739444 2024-09-21T13:21:14.691182 application/epub+zip 1245659 2024-09-21T13:21:56.504948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1103147 2024-09-21T13:21:37.655012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1096939 2022-09-23T13:51:31.768596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1530053 1529794 2024-09-21T13:21:07.140188 2023-09-22T10:17:42.334782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1529934 2016-04-02T09:35:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 598550 2016-04-02T09:35:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19001 2024-09-21T13:21:56.688911 application/rdf+xml 17702 2024-09-21T13:21:14.921148 image/jpeg 3506 2024-09-21T13:21:14.806132 image/jpeg 663479 2024-09-21T13:21:12.210177 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog