A PROVERB, says the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘a short pithy saying in common and recognized use; a concise sentence, often metaphorical or alliterative in form, which is held to express some truth ...

Improves communication skills: Proverbs can improve communication skills. Enhances cultural understanding: Understanding these phrases will help you bring your loser to your cultural values and ...

"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together." That was one piece of advice passed along at the just-concluded Democratic National Convention. The words were spoken by New ...

A biblical proverb is "a short saying that expresses a universal truth for practical, godly living," according to Christianity.com. The word "proverb" comes from the Hebrew root word meaning "to be ...

Every morning on BBC World Service, “Network Africa” begins with a proverb drawn from a different part of the continent. There are many definitions of “proverb”. One definition is that a proverb is a ...

Most of us have heard the proverb "blood is thicker than water" countless times. It's typically used to emphasize that family ties are stronger than other relationships. When someone chooses their ...

Good artists copy; great artists steal. Perhaps Benjamin Franklin knew as much, because when he wrote his famous Poor Richard’s Almanack, he did not cite sources for the proverbs that peppered its ...

I must commend our author, Loolo Florence Chinyere Duru, for her deep interest in the Igbo language and its proverbs. Proverbs are the wisdom of a people in a nutshell. Complex stories and situations ...

Did you know that devils eat flies and weeds never wilt? Test your knowledge of famous German proverbs with DW's original collection of illustrations, updated each week. How well do you know German ...