The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (204 page)
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fortune
forty
FOUR eyes see more than two
Two people are more observant than one alone.
TWO heads are better than one
expresses a similar idea. L.
plus vident oculi
,
quam oculus
, eyes see more than one eye.
1591
True Hist. Civil Wars France
37
Two eyes doo see more then one.
1592
French Alphabet
II. 45
Foure eyes can see more then two.
1642
Holy State
IV. V.
Matters of inferiour consequence he will communicate to a fast friend, and crave his advice; for two eyes see more than one.
1898
Auld Lang Syne
80
But who has ever examined any translation from any language, without finding signs of .. carelessness or ignorance? Four eyes see more than two.
1943
No Match for Murder
v.
It might be worth my while to string along …Four eyes are better than two.
1962
Day She Died
vii.
What he wanted was a look at the cars the variegated crowd of people had arrived in. Four eyes were better than two.
assistance
;
observation
TWO heads are better than one
expresses a similar idea. L.
plus vident oculi
,
quam oculus
, eyes see more than one eye.
1591True Hist. Civil Wars France
37
Two eyes doo see more then one.
1592
French Alphabet
II. 45
Foure eyes can see more then two.
1642
Holy State
IV. V.
Matters of inferiour consequence he will communicate to a fast friend, and crave his advice; for two eyes see more than one.
1898
Auld Lang Syne
80
But who has ever examined any translation from any language, without finding signs of .. carelessness or ignorance? Four eyes see more than two.
1943
No Match for Murder
v.
It might be worth my while to string along …Four eyes are better than two.
1962
Day She Died
vii.
What he wanted was a look at the cars the variegated crowd of people had arrived in. Four eyes were better than two.
assistance;
observation
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