
ProverbWisdom
English origin
Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing.
Meaning: Generosity multiplies when shared freely, returning abundance to those who give it.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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Tricky phrases to practice out loud, from languages around the world.
- Ular melingkar-lingkar di atas pagar pak Umar. A rolling 'l / r / ling' drill that loops like the snake it describes.
- ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก (Yák yài lâi yák lék) A tonal 'yak / yai / lai / lek' drill that hops across Thai tones in four short beats.
- Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter. A 'b / t / tt' plosive drill that bounces between Betty, butter, and bitter.
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