The world and human life

DYNAMICS OF NEEDS

the eyes are greedy, the fingers itch, guard or attendant steals, the greedy p. keeps his catch

The literature references of the proverb type:

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): 558.

Abbreviation: Hai

Haim, S.: Persian-English Proverbs 1956 Teheran: Beroukhim Booksellers.. PERS/ENG*,ENG

Proverb on page: 582.

Abbreviation: Ilg

Ilg, G.: Proverbes français suivis des équivalents. 1960 Amsterdam / London / New York / Princeton: Elsevier.. FR,DUT,ENG,GER,IT,LAT,SPA

Proverb number(s): 468.

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): 473.

Abbreviation: Mih

Mihelson, M. I.: Russkaâ mysl i rec : svoe i cuzoe : opyt russkoj frazeologìi 1912 S.-Peterburg.

Proverb number(s): 402. Additional number(s) and notes: S.

Abbreviation: Schue

Schulze, C.: Die biblischen Sprichwörter der deutschen Sprache. 1860 Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht.. GER

Proverb number(s): 278.

Abbreviation: Stra

Strauss, Emanuel: Dictionary of European Proverbs 1994 New York: Routledge /Questia.com. ENG,GER,FR,SPA,ITA,LAT

Proverb number(s): 77, 782.

Covetousness is the root of all evil / Geiz ist aller Laster Mutter / L'avarice est la mère de tous les maux

Abbreviation: Vid

Vide, S.-B.: Ordspråk, ordstäv och talesätt från sydvästra Småland. 1957 Lund: Gleerupska universitetsbokhandelns förlag.. SWE

Proverb number(s): 487.