Ho. 23.— 1881.] SINHALESE PROVERBS. 



15 



SPECIMENS OF SINHALESE PROVERBS. 

 By Louis De Zoysa, Maha-Mudaliyar. 



Continued from No. 17, Vol V. (187U72), p. 32. 



(Read April 1th, 1881.) 



167. epf)2S^(^ §c0 <9<2£(3 167. The water in an un- 

 (^0-25^03 filled pot makes a noise. 



u A litfe learning is a dan- 

 gerous thing" 



168. q5£D ©^3^^3(^e 3 168. One cannot (expect 



ZS'd (5803(^(3^0 q)i«Di. t0 ) move tne mouth without 



moving the hands. 



One cannot obtain a living 

 without working for it. 



169. ej^eo qw8c3©5S*© 169. Do not give your 

 ^)03. hand, and then grin. 



Do not give a man an un- 

 due advantage and ajterwards 

 repent of it. 



170. q?S) £>e°e 8 S)*B 170. After looking at the 

 £)(3?55<5255. hand (he) looks at the face. 



The allusion is to the practice 

 of receiving presents, or bribes, 

 especially by men in authority. 



171. q?^eo *8s5*5)S, 171. Sweet cakes are bit- 



Ci^-€^§^ Oi^dosS. ter > but s ™ eet . are misfortunes. 



Adversity is more enjoyable 

 than prosperity . 



172. q^SJtf)!^ §©g <n«J 172. What one has not 

 <5?S$ eD*53(58. in one's hands may as well be 



looked for beyond the seas. 



" A bird in the hand is 

 worth two in the bush." 



173. q$£&$<5&3 epi<5Qd 173, It is said the mote in 

 2£^o <5&)Q<o§i(^&>&) 0o<9<si another's eye appears like a 



