 | 1887 - 1332 str.
...nothing. 46. A man must plough with such oxen as he hath. 47. A man must take as the spoon gives. Ger. 48. A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds. 49. A man should take as companion one older than himself. - Wolofs (Africa). 50. A man should never... | |
 | Lina Orman Cooper - 1888 - 318 str.
...suddenly and catching the look on her friend's face. " Baby can't — and Aunt Tabitha won'C • . "A man of words, and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of seeds. A man of deeds, and not of words, Is like a dish of cream and curds.' " A very ancient jingle,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1888 - 444 str.
...man may woo where he will, but wed where his wierd is. A man may be kind and gi'e little o' his gear. A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden fu' of weeds.] A man is well or wae, as he thinks himself sae. A man has nae mair goods than he gets... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1888 - 602 str.
...fortune call !:;:.. out. A man of straw is worth a woman of gold, 44. A man of strange kidney, 167. A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden fall of weeds, 195. A man surprised is half beaten. A man that breaks his word, bids others be false... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1888 - 440 str.
...bleed. A man may be kind and gi'e little o' his gear. A man is well or wae, as he thinks himself sae. A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden fu' of weeds. A man has nae mair goods than he gets good of. A misty morning may be a clear day. A... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1889 - 362 str.
...snow. Erskine, in comparing himself to his pipe, says : — " Thou'rt even such, Gone with a touch." A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds. A man who can do everything can do nothing. A man who does nothing never has time to do anything. If... | |
 | David Bepler - 1890 - 308 str.
...workmen. A good wife and health are a man's best wealth. A man can never thrive who has a wasteful wife. A man of words, and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds. A lass that has many wooers oft fares the worst. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.... | |
 | 1893 - 112 str.
...thinks its wool heavy. A little leak will sink a great ship. A living dog is better than a dead lion. A man of words, and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds. A man's house is his castle. A miss is as good as a mile. A penny for your thought. A penny saved is... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1896 - 262 str.
...threadbare, it is an easy thing to pick a hole in it. Good advice is poor food for a hungry family. " A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds." Lend me a bit of string to tie up the traces, and find fault with my old harness when I get home. Help... | |
 | American Association of Railroad Superintendents - 1896 - 840 str.
...recollections of my schoolboy days is a rhyme in one of the old readers, something to the effect that "A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds" At that time I did not understand what it meant. I knew what a garden full of weeds meant, and it was... | |
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A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds... 
