 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1883 - 526 pages
...regard to Catholics since 1S44. The old spirit of opposition was very bitter. The Hindoos say that whether the knife fall on the melon, or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers equally. And so it was with the Catholics. Whether they or the Protestants were at fault, it... | |
 | Proverbs, Jewish - 1911 - 136 pages
...is current in Spain, borrowed in all probability from the Jews. Cf . the following Hindu saying : " Whether the knife fall on the melon, or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers." 251. Any piece of coal which does not burn at the [required] time will never burn (j. Maas.... | |
 | S. W. Fallon - Reference - 1998 - 336 pages
...dagger. Chhurl kharbuze par girl to kharbuze kâ zarar, kharbuzâ chhurl par giräto kharbùzekâ tarar. Whether the knife fall on the melon, or the melon on the knife, either way the melon is out. ( It cute both ways.) Chhmï par kaddu, kaddu par chhurl. The knife on... | |
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Whether the knife fall on the melon or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers equally. 