A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses (W3)
Die Redewendung engl. "A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses." (auch engl. "A bit of perfume always clings to the hand that gives the rose.") soll suf ein chinesisches Sprichwort zurück gehen.(E?)(L?) http://studentnewspaper.rectoryschool.org/621/student-life/the-rose-in-your-hand-the-flavor-is-mine/
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Research shows that when people help others, they feel better about themselves and their own lives. There is a Chinese proverb, "A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers." You feel glad inside when you see a person is happy because of something you did. Rectory’s Mr. Brad Seaward agrees. “When you do things for others, their response is so great, that they are actually doing more for you! I would rather give out than receive.”
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(E?)(L?) http://www.worldofproverbs.com/2016/12/a-bit-of-fragrance-always-clings-to.html
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses.
Chinese Proverb
(E1)(L1) http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?corpus=0&content=bit of fragrance
Abfrage im Google-Corpus mit 15Mio. eingescannter Bücher von 1500 bis heute.
Engl. "bit of fragrance" taucht in der Literatur um das Jahr 1870 auf.
(E?)(L?) https://corpora.uni-leipzig.de/
Erstellt: 2018-03