"From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a stitch in time!."
From Napoleon Bonaparte: "Du sublime au ridicule, il n'y a qu'un pas!."Www@QuestionHome@Com
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From Napoleon Bonaparte: "Du sublime au ridicule, il n'y a qu'un pas!."Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: From the sublime to the ridiculous!.!.!.be this answer in abstract, synonymous with ridiculousity!.!.!.!.uh!.!.!.!. A proverb from Persia!.!.!.not mine!.!.!.!.heheheheheheheheeeeWww@QuestionHome@Com Aha! Now I would wish to challenge this!.!.!.!.with my extensive knowledge of perverbs, I would say the rule is to have the beginning of one proverb and the end of another!. You have obviously got two beginnings and no end!. So I am officially disqualifying you!. What say you gang!? (unless, of course, preverbs allow such aberrations)Www@QuestionHome@Com Mmmm, let me check the Great Book of Perverbs!.!.!. It can only be a perverb if it is made up of at least two proverbs!. The question is: is this the case!. The answer is: oui!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Sublimely stitched!Www@QuestionHome@Com Oh, and here I thought 'Perverbs' were quotes from perverts!. I've always thought of Napoleon as a little pervert!.!.!.maybe it's just me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com No, not really--it's one of those witty sayings called an epigram!. A proverb is more a folk saying!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It's a proverbWww@QuestionHome@Com Confucious say!.!.!.!.!.saves nine!. (Oh no! I'm catching it!)Www@QuestionHome@Com |