The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (535 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Online
Authors: John Andrew Simpson,
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
12.83Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
o
u
,
o
µ
í
, the sun shines into dung but is not tainted (attributed to Diogenes); TERTULLIAN
De Spectaculis
xx.
sol et in cloacam radios suos defert nec inquinatur
, the sun spreads his rays even into the sewer, and is not stained.
1303
Handlyng Synne
(EETS) l. 2299
The sunne, hys feyrnes neuer he tynes [loses], Thogh hyt on the muk hepe shynes.
c
1390
Parson's Tale
l. 911
Though that hooly writ speke of horrible synne, certes hooly writ may nat been defouled, namoore than the sonne that shyneth on the mixne [midden].
1578
Euphues
I. 193
The Sun shineth vppon the dungehill and is not corrupted.
1732
Gnomologia
no. 4776
The Sun is never the worse for shining on a Dunghill.
1943
Frossia
iv.
Dreadful words did fly about then, but the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.
associates
;
great and small
u
,oµí, the sun shines into dung but is not tainted (attributed to Diogenes); TERTULLIANDe Spectaculis
xx.
sol et in cloacam radios suos defert nec inquinatur
, the sun spreads his rays even into the sewer, and is not stained.
1303Handlyng Synne
(EETS) l. 2299
The sunne, hys feyrnes neuer he tynes [loses], Thogh hyt on the muk hepe shynes.
c
1390
Parson's Tale
l. 911
Though that hooly writ speke of horrible synne, certes hooly writ may nat been defouled, namoore than the sonne that shyneth on the mixne [midden].
1578
Euphues
I. 193
The Sun shineth vppon the dungehill and is not corrupted.
1732
Gnomologia
no. 4776
The Sun is never the worse for shining on a Dunghill.
1943
Frossia
iv.
Dreadful words did fly about then, but the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.
associates;
great and small
Other books
The Wicked Wife (Murder in Marin Book 2) by Martin Brown
Vampire Cursed by Rachel Carrington
The Emperor of Any Place by Tim Wynne-Jones
Gossip by Christopher Bram
A Witch's Love by Erin Bluett
Lost in You by Rickloff, Alix
Sleepless in San Francisco by Ryan Field
Temptation in Texas: Logan and Lauren by Chance, Lynda
The Marble Mask by Mayor, Archer
02 Flotilla of the Dead by Forsyth, David
