Sense of proportion

RELATIVITY OF RANKING / THE ESSENTIAL UNITY OF DIFFERING THINGS

an intelligent person can make mistakes, an able man can fail

The literature references of the proverb type:

Abbreviation: BNm

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

Additional number(s) and notes: (1757).

Abbreviation: Buc

Buchanan,D.C.: Japanese Proverbs and Sayings 1965 Norman: Oklahoma U.P.. JAP(transl.)/ENG*,ENG

Proverb on page: 247. Proverb on page: 248. Proverb on page: 249.

The stumbling of a fabulous horse (Japanese)

Abbreviation: Bud I

Budaev,T.B.: Adekvatnye poslovitsy i pogovorki raznyh narodov, I 1962 Ulan-Ude: Burjatskoe kni noe izdatel'stvo.. diff.>RUS*

Proverb on page: 8.

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: 15. Proverb on page: 16.

Abbreviation: Cel

Celakovský, F.L.: Murdosloví národu slovanského v príslovích. 1852 Praze: Nakladatelstvi Aloisa Hynka knihkupectví.. SLOVAK/RUS*...

Proverb on page: 71.

Abbreviation: Cel93

Celakovský, F.L.: Murdosloví národu slovanského v príslovích. 2. edition. 1893 Praze: Nakladatelstvi Aloisa Hynka knihkupectví.. SLOVAK/RUS*...

Proverb on page: 152. Additional number(s) and notes: Part III.

Abbreviation: Dal

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

Proverb on page: 60. Proverb on page: 466. Proverb on page: 418.

Abbreviation: DesR

DesRuisseaux,P.: Le Livre des Proverbes Quebecois 1974 Montreal: L'Aurore.. FR

Proverb on page: 164. Proverb number(s) on page: 216.

Abbreviation: DS II

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

Proverb on page: 1667. Proverb number(s) on page: 72.

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): 220.

Strauchelt doch auch ein Pferd und hat doch vier Beine / Il n'est si bon cheval qui ne bronche / Cade un cavallo, che ha quattro gambe

Abbreviation: Dür3

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

Proverb on page: 81.

Abbreviation: FDs

Schellbach-Kopra, Ingrid (ed.): Finnish-Deutsches Sprichwörterbuch - Suomalais-saksalainen sananlaskukirja 1980 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura mit Bonn: Rudolf Habelt.. FIN/GER*,GER

Proverb number(s): 152, 171.

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: 129. Proverb number(s) on page: 28.

Abbreviation: Hak

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

Proverb number(s): 174.

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): 28.

Abbreviation: Kok

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

Proverb on page: 83. Proverb on page: 145.

Abbreviation: KPp

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

Proverb on page: 23.

Abbreviation: KS

Miettinen, Liisa — Leino, Pentti (eds.): Karjalaisia sananpolvia. 1971 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.. KAREL

Proverb number(s): 830.

Abbreviation: Kuu3

Kuusi, Matti: Suomalaista, karjalaista vaiko savokarjalaista? - Suomi 122:2 1978 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.. KAREL/FIN*

Proverb number(s): 195.

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): 16.

Abbreviation: Laut

Lautenbach,Ja.I.: Ocherki iz istorii litovsko - latyshskago narodnago tvortsestva. 3rd edition 1915 Jur'ev.. ENG,DAN,DUT,FR,GER,LAT,LETT,LITH,POL,RUS,SLOVE,TZHE

Proverb on page: 110. Proverb number(s) on page: 1.

Abbreviation: MEk

Paczolay, Gyula (ed.): Magyar-észt közmondások és szólások német, angol és latin megfelelo#ikkel. 1985 Veszprem: VEAB.. HUNG,EST,GER,ENG,LAT

Proverb number(s): 364.

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: 156.

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): 7891, 7896.

Abbreviation: MKks

Margalits, Ede: Magyar közmondások és közmondásszerü szólások. 1897 Budapest: Kiadja kókai Lajos.. HUNG

Proverb on page: 83.

Abbreviation: MP

Winstedt, Sir Richard (ed.): Malay Proverbs. 1950 London: Murray.. MALAIJI/ENG*

Proverb on page: 4. Proverb on page: 5.

Even the four-footed elephant will stumble (Malayan)

Abbreviation: OSs

Landgren,G.A.: Ordspråk, sanna språk. (G.A.L.-n Facsimileuppl.) 1979 [1889] Stockholm: Rediviva.. SWE

Proverb on page: 155.

Abbreviation: Pac3

Paczolay, Gyula: European proverbs in 55 languages with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chin.&Jap 1997 Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda Rt.. varia GLOB>ENG*GER*RUS*FR*

Proverb number(s): 25.

Abbreviation: Per

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

Proverb on page: 130. Proverb on page: 272. Proverb on page: 334.

Abbreviation: Qvi

Qvigstad, J.: Lappische Sprichwörter und Rätsel. 1922 Kristiania: A.W. Brøggers boktrykkeri.. SAMI/GER*

Proverb number(s): 401.

Abbreviation: Reit

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

Proverb number(s): 82. Additional number(s) and notes: K.

Abbreviation: Rob

Roberts, W.: The Proverb. In Sebeok, Thomas A. : Studies in Cheremis Folklore vol 1. 1952 Bloomington (IN): Indiana University.. ENG*, GER*

Additional number(s) and notes: 1.1.9, 1.4.27.

Abbreviation: RP

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

Proverb on page: 403. Proverb number(s) on page: 236. Proverb on page: 361. Proverb number(s) on page: 467. Proverb on page: 378. Proverb number(s) on page: 1124. Additional number(s) and notes: 546:36, 597:10.

A full-grown man may fall, for his beard is not made of props (Kongo/Afr.) / horse, four legs (Tiv/Afr.)

Abbreviation: Sca

Scarborough,W.: A Collection of Chinese Proverbs. 1875 Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press.. CHIN/ENG*

Proverb number(s): 1514.

Abbreviation: Schu

Schultz,E.: Proverbial Expressions of the Samoans 1965 Wellington.. SAMOA/ENG*

Proverb number(s): 515.

Abbreviation: Seim I

Seim, E.: Ordtøkje og herme I. Norsk Folkeminnelag 84. 1960 Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.. NORW

Proverb on page: 187.

Abbreviation: Sol

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

Proverb on page: 70. Proverb on page: 121.

Abbreviation: SRpp

Z#ukov, V.P. (ed.): Slovar' russkih poslovits i pogovork. 1967 Moskva: Sovjetskaja èntsiklopedija.. RUS

Proverb on page: 39. Proverb on page: 187.

Abbreviation: Str

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

Proverb on page: 246. Proverb on page: 271.

Abbreviation: Stra

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

Proverb number(s): 208, 354.

The best horse stumbles / A horse stumbles that has four legs / Das beste Pherd stolpert und hat vier Beine

Abbreviation: Swi

Swierczynska, Dobrosl#awa -- Swierczynski, Andrzej: Patarliu z#odynas. 9 kalbom. (Lietuvishkosios dalies sudarytoja Rasa Kashetiene) 2000 Vilnius: Tyto Alba.. LITH, POL, ENG, FR, SPA, GER, RUS, ITA, LAT

Proverb number(s): 23.

Abbreviation: Tal

Tallqvist, K. L.: Arabische Sprichwörter und Spiele. 1897 Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz.. ARAB/GER*

Proverb on page: 157. Proverb number(s) on page: 142. Additional number(s) and notes: (105:51).

Abbreviation: Uot I

Uotila,T.E. - Kokkonen,P.: Syrjänische Texte I. Komi-Permjakisch. Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia 186. 1985 Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura.. KOMI/GER*

Proverb on page: 175. Proverb number(s) on page: 106.

Abbreviation: VEv

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

Proverb on page: 260.

Abbreviation: VKs

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

Proverb on page: 27.

Abbreviation: VVesk

Mälk, Vaina: Vadja vanasönad eesti, soome, karjala ja vene vastega 1977 Tallinn: Kirjastus 'Eesti raamat'.. VOT,EST,FIN,KAREL,RUS

Proverb number(s): 46.

Abbreviation: Wie

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

Proverb on page: 30. Proverb on page: 71. Proverb on page: 134.