Sense of proportion

RELATIVITY OF RANKING / THE ESSENTIAL UNITY OF DIFFERING THINGS

the same origins / values / basic rights shared by human beings and nature

The literature references of the proverb type:

Abbreviation: Aqu

Aquilina, J.: A Comparative Dictionary of Maltese Proverbs 1972 Malta: The Royal University of Malta.. MALTESE/ENG*,ARAB,ENG,GER,ITA,FR,SPA,PERS,AFR>ENG*,>FR*

Proverb on page: 123. Proverb number(s) on page: 69.

Every man and his own care (Arabic) / Chacun a ses défauts / Keine ist ohne Fehler / Pas d'homme sans défaut (French translation Kirundi/Afr.)

Abbreviation: BNm

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

Proverb number(s): 2125, 2126.

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): 828.

Jeder Mensch hat seine Plage / Jeder hat sein Kreuz zu tragen /Every man has his cross to bear / Chacun porte sa croix

Abbreviation: Dür1

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

Proverb on page: 76.

Abbreviation: Hai

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

Proverb on page: 420.

Every man's grievance is in his own heart (translation Persian)

Abbreviation: Kuu2

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

Proverb number(s): 1575, 2295, 2480, 1948, 360. Additional number(s) and notes: (1948).

There is not one born who doesn't feel unhappy (= every man is longing for home and after the family) (Ovambo/Afr.)

Abbreviation: Nir

Nirvi, R.E. — Hakulinen, L.: Suomen kansan sananparsikirja. 1948 Porvoo: WSOY.. FIN

Proverb on page: 126.

Abbreviation: PPls

Tiesmaa, E.(ed.): Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ja Lapin sananparsia. 1957 Helsinki: Pohjois-Pohjalainen Osakunta.. FIN

Proverb number(s): 999.

Abbreviation: RP

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

Proverb on page: 429. Proverb number(s) on page: 10. Proverb on page: 228. Proverb number(s) on page: 14. Proverb on page: 225. Proverb number(s) on page: 83.

Each has his own anxiety (Tamil/Indian)

Abbreviation: Ste

Stevenson, Burton: The home book of proverbs, maxims and familiar phrases. 1948 New York: Macmillan.. ENG,varia GLOG>ENG*

Proverb on page: 1112. Proverb number(s) on page: 8.

Abbreviation: Str

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

Proverb on page: 96.