the cobbler should stick to his last
1let the cobbler stick to his last — Attributed to the Greek painter Apelles (4th cent. BC): see quot. 1721. The ‘shoemaker’ variant is a long standing one in British proverb lore, but is now mainly North American. A last is a wooden or metal model on which a shoemaker fashions… …
2let the cobbler stick to his last — ► let the cobbler stick to his last proverb people should only concern themselves with things they know something about. [ORIGIN: translating Latin ne sutor ultra crepidam.] Main Entry: ↑cobbler …
3let the cobbler stick to his last — proverb people should only concern themselves with things they know something about Origin: translating Latin ne sutor ultra crepidam …
4cobbler — {{11}}cobbler (1) late 13c., cobelere one who mends shoes, of uncertain origin. It and COBBLE (Cf. cobble) (v.) evidently go together etymologically [OED], but the historical record presents some difficulties. The cobbler should stick to his last …
5Zapatero a tus Zapatos — A Spanish expression which means “the cobbler should stick to his last,” or “shoemaker, to your shoes!” As tensions escalate between Colombia and Venezuela over Colombia’s decision to allow US troops access to military bases in the country,… …
6КЪÆЛÆТ ЗОНЫН — Цы бынаты аккаг уай, уый æмбарын. Всяк сверчок знай свой шесток. One should know one s place; the cobbler should stick to his last. Дæ къæлæт зон! Нырма уе гасы дæр уымæ къахдзæфтæ хъæуы. (Ф. 1987, 9.) …
7Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… …
8List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …
9Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
10Silvanus P. Thompson — Infobox Scientist name = Silvanus Phillips Thompson box width = image width = 150px caption = Silvanus Thompson (1851 1916) [Photograph from Thompson s obituary in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1917 1918, vol. 94, pp xvi xix. See also… …
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