Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (2nd edition)

The full Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs was first published in 1935. This condensed version first appeared in 2009 (RR 2010/220) and has now appeared in a second edition. It forms a very handy pocket version of the original dictionary and would be very useful to carry around in a large jacket pocket or briefcase for when inspiration is needed.

It is arranged by theme – covering 250 subject headings and contains over 2,000 proverbs taken from many different countries and cultures. There are proverbs here for every situation from Action to Youth. To help the user, there is a...