The basic observations and socio-logic

APPEARANCE : INTERNAL VALUES

fitness for work, nutritive value, etc. > appearance (black : white)

The literature references of the proverb type:

Abbreviation: Kuu2

Kuusi, Matti: Ovambo Proverbs with African Parallels. FF communications no. 208. 1970 Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica.. OVAMBO/ENG*,varia AFR>GER*FR*

Additional number(s) and notes: (1976).

One doesn't search for riches with a bright face, (they will not come the way the tip of a penis without foreskin does) (Ovambo/Afr.)

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 5207, 7076.

Fingers which catch dirty things can be washed (Bemba/Afr.) / Dirty hands make clean money

Abbreviation: Per

Permâkov, Grigorij Lvovic: Izbrannye poslovitsy i pogovorki narodov Vostoka. 1968 Moskva: Nauka.. varia EAST-EUR>RUS*

Proverb on page: 247.

Abbreviation: RP

Champion, Selwyn Gurney: Racial Proverbs. 2nd ed. 1950 London. glob>ENG*

Proverb on page: 437. Proverb number(s) on page: 61. Proverb on page: 581. Proverb number(s) on page: 53.

The jackal that has plenty to eat is the one that carries mud on its paws (Sotho/Afr.)

Abbreviation: VEv

Normann, Erna: Valimik Eesti vanasõnu. 1955 Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik kirjastus.. EST

Proverb on page: 80.

Abbreviation: VKs

Kuusi, Matti (ed.): Vanhan kansan sananlaskuviisaus. 1990 [1953] Helsinki: WSOY.. FIN

Proverb on page: 167.

Abbreviation: Wie

Wiedemann, F.J.: Aus dem inneren und äusseren Leben der Ehsten 1876 St. Petersburg. EST/GER*

Proverb on page: 53. Proverb on page: 78.

Literature references of neighbouring proverb types:

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Abbreviation: APp

Karapetjan, G.O. (ed.): Armjanskie poslovitsy i pogovorki. 1973 Moskva: Nauka. ARMENIAN/RUS*,RUS

Proverb number(s): 711.

Abbreviation: Art

Arthaber, A.: Dizinario comparato di proverbi e modi proverbiali 1952 Milano: Hoepli.. ENG,FR,GER,GRE,LAT,SPA

Proverb number(s): 556.

Abbreviation: BNm

Ikonomov, N.I.: Balkanska narodna madrost 1968 Sofia: Balgarskata akademija na naukite.. BULG,ALB,GRE,RUM,RUS,SERB,TURK

Proverb number(s): 115. Additional number(s) and notes: (121).

Abbreviation: Bud II

Budaev,T.B.: Adekvatnye poslovitsy i pogovorki raznyh narodov, II 1969 Ulan-Ude: Burjatskoe kni noe izdatel'stvo.. diff.>RUS*

Proverb on page: 10. Proverb on page: 98. Proverb on page: 99.

Abbreviation: Dal

Dalj,V.: Poslovitsy russkogo naroda 1862/1957 Moskva: M.O. Wolf. RUS,RUS*

Proverb on page: 513.

Abbreviation: Die

Dierks,F.A.J.: Die Inhould van den Spreekwoord in Tswana. (MA/Univ. Syd Afr.) in Proverbium p.988-90 1972. SHUANA/DUT*

Proverb on page: 105.

Abbreviation: DOm

Tang Kristensen, Evald (ed.): Danske ordsprog, og mundheld, skjæmtsprog, stedlige talemåder, ordspil og samtaleord. 1890 Kjöbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandel.. DAN

Proverb number(s): 7570. Additional number(s) and notes: (135).

Abbreviation: DS I

Wander,K.F.W. (ed.): Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon I 1867 -1880 Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.. GER, varia EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Proverb on page: 119. Proverb number(s) on page: 113.

Abbreviation: Dür I

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen I 1872 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 109.

Schmutzige Arbeit, blankes Geld / Wo stinkt, da klingt / We'll bear wi' the stink, when it brings in the clink

Abbreviation: Dür II

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen II 1875 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 342.

Schwarze Kühe geben auch weisse Milch / A black hen lays a white egg (Scottish) / Noire geline pont blanc oef

Abbreviation: Dür3

Düringsfeld, Ida von: Das Sprichwort als Humorist im Sprichwort als Kosmopolit 1863 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. glob>GER*

Proverb on page: 90.

Abbreviation: Got I

Gottschalk,W.: Die bildhaften sprichwörter der Romanen I 1935-38 Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung.. GER,ENG,FR,ITA,PORT,RETORUM,RUM,SPA

Proverb on page: 241.

Abbreviation: Got II

Gottschalk,W.: Die bildhaften sprichwörter der Romanen II 1935-38 Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung.. GER,ENG,FR,ITA,PORT,RETORUM,RUM,SPA

Proverb on page: 37. Proverb on page: 326.

Abbreviation: Gri

Grigas, Kazys: Patarli#u paralelés. Lietuvi#u patarlés su latvi#u, baltarusi#u, rus#u, lenk#u, etc. 1987 Vilnius: Vaga.. LITH,LETT,BELORUS,ENG,FR,GER,GRE,ITA,LAT,POL,RUS,SPA

Proverb on page: 423. Proverb number(s) on page: 418.

Abbreviation: Hak

Hakamies, Pekka: Venäläisten sananparsien vaikutus karjalaiseen ja suomalaiseen sananparsistoon 1986 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.. RUS/FIN*,FIN,KAREL

Proverb number(s): 196.

Derzhis sohi plotnee - budet pribyl'nee: rabota cherna, da deneshka bela (Russian)

Abbreviation: Hol

Holm, Pelle: Ordspråk och talesätt. 1965 Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag.. SWE

Proverb on page: 317.

Abbreviation: Kok

Kokare,Elza: Divu tautu dzives gudriba. (!) 1967 Riga: Zinãtne.. LETT, RUS

Proverb on page: 49.

Abbreviation: Kuu4

Kuusi, M. (in cooper. with) M. Joalaid, E. Kokare, A. Krikmann, K. Laukkanen, P.Leino,V.Mälk, I.Sarv: Proverbia septentrionalia. FF communications No. 236. 1985 Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica.. FIN/ENG*,KAREL/ENG*,EST/ENG*,VOT,VEPS,LIV,LETT,LITH,RUS,GER,SWE

Proverb number(s): 298.

Abbreviation: Mel

Melts,M.- Mitrofanova,V.- Sapov-a,G.: Poslovitsy, pogovorki, zagadki v rukopisnyh sbornikah 18.-20.vekov. 1961 Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo akademii nauk SSSR.. RUS

Proverb on page: 153.

Abbreviation: Per

Permâkov, Grigorij Lvovic: Izbrannye poslovitsy i pogovorki narodov Vostoka. 1968 Moskva: Nauka.. varia EAST-EUR>RUS*

Proverb on page: 260.

Abbreviation: Reit

Reitsak, A.: Valimik vene vanasõnu eesti vastetega. 1969 Tallinn: Kirjastus 'Valgus'. RUS,EST

Proverb number(s): 1, 22, 25. Additional number(s) and notes: R, Ts.

Abbreviation: RP

Champion, Selwyn Gurney: Racial Proverbs. 2nd ed. 1950 London. glob>ENG*

Proverb on page: 231. Proverb number(s) on page: 131. Proverb on page: 225. Proverb number(s) on page: 98.

Dirty work, white bread (Livonian)

Abbreviation: Seim II

Seim, E.: Ordtøkje og herme II. Norsk Folkeminnelag 89. 1962 Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.. NORW

Proverb on page: 188. Additional number(s) and notes: (143).

Abbreviation: Sin II

Singer, S.: Sprichwörter des Mittelalters II 1944-1947 Bern: Herbert Lang & Cie.. GER,(LAT,FR etc.)

Additional number(s) and notes: (124-5).

Abbreviation: Sol

Solstrand, Väinö: Ordstäv. Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning III. 1923 Helsingfors:: Svenska Litteratursällskapet i Finland.. FIN-SWE

Proverb on page: 17.

Abbreviation: Str

Ström, F.: Svenska ordstäv. 1939 Stockholm: Bonniers.. SWE

Proverb on page: 120.

Abbreviation: VEv

Normann, Erna: Valimik Eesti vanasõnu. 1955 Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik kirjastus.. EST

Proverb on page: 81.

Abbreviation: VKs

Kuusi, Matti (ed.): Vanhan kansan sananlaskuviisaus. 1990 [1953] Helsinki: WSOY.. FIN

Proverb on page: 166.

Abbreviation: Wie

Wiedemann, F.J.: Aus dem inneren und äusseren Leben der Ehsten 1876 St. Petersburg. EST/GER*

Proverb on page: 113. Additional number(s) and notes: (114).

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Abbreviation: KPp

Plesovskij,F.V.: Komi poslovitsy i pogovorki 1973, 1983 Syktyvkar: Komi kniz#noe izdatel'stvo.. KOMI,RUS*

Proverb on page: 82.

Abbreviation: Per

Permâkov, Grigorij Lvovic: Izbrannye poslovitsy i pogovorki narodov Vostoka. 1968 Moskva: Nauka.. varia EAST-EUR>RUS*

Proverb on page: 286.

Abbreviation: PS II

Hakamies et al.: Proverbia Septentrionalia II (a database and manuscript in the Finnish Literature Society) 2001 (Helsinki / Tartu). FIN/ENG*,KAREL/ENG*,EST/ENG*,VOT,VEPS,LIV,LETT,LITH,RUS,GER,SWE

Proverb number(s): 2034.

Abbreviation: RP

Champion, Selwyn Gurney: Racial Proverbs. 2nd ed. 1950 London. glob>ENG*

Proverb on page: 224. Proverb number(s) on page: 32.

As the job, so the clothes (Lettish)

Abbreviation: VKs

Kuusi, Matti (ed.): Vanhan kansan sananlaskuviisaus. 1990 [1953] Helsinki: WSOY.. FIN

Proverb on page: 166.