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Show translate the laws of ethics & Thus, "th whole is greater than its part;" "reactio is equal to action;"" "the smallest weigh may be made to lift th greatest, the dif ferenc of weight being compensate time;" an man th lik b propositions which have an ethical as well as physica sense Thes proposition hav a muc more extensive and universal sense whe applied to human life, than when confine to technical use In like manner, the memorabl words o history, and the proverbs of nations, consist usually of a natural fact, selected as picture or parable of a moral truth. Thus A rolling stone gathers no moss; A bird i the hand is worth two in the bush; A cripple in the right way, will beat a racer i the wrong; Make hay whilst the sun shines T is hard to carry a full cup even; Vinegar is the son of wine; The last ounc broke the camel's back; Long-lived tree make roots first;-and the like & In thei primary sense these are trivial facts, bu we repeat them for the value of their analogical import. Wha is true of proverbs is true of all fables, parables, and allegories Q@ Thi 4 relatio betwee th min Digital Image ©) 2005 Marriott Library an |