Proverbs. They’re old-fashioned, folksy, pithy — and everywhere. From old chestnuts like “no pain, no gain” to sports wisdom like “the best offence is a good defence”, there seems to be a proverb for ...

Proverbs are fixed groups of words so you can't change the wording of a proverb. For example you can say "Too many cooks ...

What really are proverbs, where do they come from, how are they disseminated and what function do they have in modern society? Those are questions that are often asked when people reflect on the ...

Love is such a beautiful thing, and everyone has their own way of expressing it. Some people love songs or poetry, and some just use love quotes or even love proverbs to try and put that most ...

If you are like most of your fellow Americans, you have reached the end of your rope when it comes to the political season. Finally it’s over and we can settle back into our tradition of finding fault ...

Mineke Schipper is the author of "Never Marry a Woman With Big Feet: Women in Proverbs From Around the World," forthcoming from Yale University Press. Earlier this year, the Spanish Roman Catholic ...

Plucked directly from Gerd de Ley’s Book of Chinese Proverbs: A Collection of Timeless Wisdom, Wit, Sayings & Advice, these 50 proverbs really strike a chord and are worth keeping in your back pocket.

Geoff Nunberg is the linguist contributor on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He is the author of the book The Way We Talk Now. Proverbs are like other traditions — they owe their longevity to how ...

Seeking love advice? Refer to these timeless Spanish love proverbs. Feb. 14, 2013— -- When seeking love advice, it's always best to reach out to those who have been there and back. So clearly ...

In this article, we will explore seven Greek proverbs and elucidate their relevance to the challenges and opportunities faced by startup founders. 1. “It’s sweet to view the sea when standing on the ...