A proverb is a wise saying. Many cultures have collections of these, such as the Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament, was said to be written by king Solomon of Israel. A proverb is basically a wise saying.
Examples of proverbs
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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. |
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It’s no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted. |
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Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. |
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See a pin and pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you’ll have all day. |
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‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. |
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Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child works hard for its living,
And a child that’s born on the Sabbath day
Is fair and wise and good.
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Images for kids
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From the French proverbial phrase "Je me mêle des oies ferrées"—"I concern myself/meddle with shoeing geese." From a misericord at the Abbey of Saint Martin aux Bois (Oise), France
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"Pearls before Swine", Latin proverb on platter at the Louvre
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"The cobbler should stick to his last" in German. It is also an old proverb in English, but now "last" is no longer known to many.
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Latin proverb overdoorway in Netherlands: "No one attacks me with impunity"
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"Hercules and the Wagoner", illustration for children's book
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The Mighty Diamonds, singers of "Proverbs"
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Proverb on tiles in Trancoso, Portugal
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The King drinks by Jacob Jordaens
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Thai ceramic, illustrating "Don't torch a stump with a hornet nest."
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Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559, with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 proverbs
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Illustrations showing proverbs from Ben Franklin
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Three wise monkeys, invoking a proverb, with no text.
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Billboard outside defense plant during WWII, invoking the proverb of the three wise monkeys to urge security.
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Wordless depiction of "Big fish eat little fish", Buenos Aires, urging, "Don't panic, organize."
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Chinese proverb. It says, "Learn till old, live till old, and there is still three-tenths not learned," meaning that no matter how old you are, there is still more learning or studying left to do.
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Thai proverb depicted visually at a temple, "Better a monk"
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A sample of books used in the study of proverbs.
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Samuel Adalberg (1868-1939)
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Dimitrios Loukatos (1908–2003)
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See also
In Spanish: Proverbio para niños