Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Hitopadesa
As a thing on the eastern mountains shineth by the presence of the sun; so one of humble birth, even, may be enlightened by the allurements of good books.
The wicked, even whilst receiving favors, incline to their natural dispositions, as a dog’s tail, after every part of anointing and chafing, to its natural bend.
