Common english proverbs – A. Johnson – Longman – 1960 – Blanda

**Common english proverbs**: This book contains five hundred of the commonest English proverbs, with their literal meanings, their applied meanings and, in many cases, the occasions on which they are used by English-speaking people.
A knowledge of English proverbs should prove very useful not only because they add to the student's knowledge of the language but also because they reflect the homely philosophy, humour and character of the English.