oindra

There was truth in the old feudal saying, 'Oignez vilain, il vous poindra; poignez vilain, il vous oindra.'

Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

"Oignez vilain il vous poindra: poignez vilain il vous oindra," is as true of the braggart's soul still, as it used to be in the old days of

Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

Poignez vilain, il vous oindra!” says the old French proverb, and the axiom is more valuable in the East even than in the West.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003