Winged words: proverbs, sayings and other forms of wisdom literature

They creep into your language more often than you think: proverbs, sayings, quotes and other well-known statements. They make our language interesting and lively. From A to pig's tail, 'Winged words' guides you through 22,000 proverbs, both known and unknown and unjustly unloved, about the most diverse
subjects. You probably already know that those who sow the wind will reap the whirlwind, but did you also know that those who sow the wind have simply eaten a lot of onions? As Pliny the Elder said: one does not open a book without learning something.
'Winged words' is the ideal way to discover the origins of the most famous sentences in our language and to expand your knowledge of them. Often these are gems from literature, remnants of our history, heirlooms
from times gone by or memories of days of popular language. Handily arranged, you will find in 'Winged Words' a complete overview of wisdom literature: from quotes from the Old Testament to the good old
folk wisdom from the annual tear-off calendar, from Guido Gezelle to Cicero and Shakespeare to the League without a Name.