Proverb
noun
A short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or piece of advice.
The proverb 'actions speak louder than words' means that what you do is more important than what you say.
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noun
A short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or piece of advice.
The proverb 'actions speak louder than words' means that what you do is more important than what you say.
Often appears as...
- share a proverb
- proverb says
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Insights
Proverbs often reflect cultural values or wisdom, giving insight into the beliefs of a community.
Learning the proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' can help you understand the importance of adapting to local customs.
Pro Tip 2/3Use in Context
Proverbs can be quoted to give advice or make a point more convincing in both writing and speech.
He mentioned the proverb 'Honesty is the best policy' when advising his friend to be truthful.
Pro Tip 3/3Understanding Nuance
Some proverbs may have meanings that are not immediately obvious and require some explanation.
The proverb 'The pen is mightier than the sword' means that communication is more powerful than violence.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Insights
Proverbs often reflect cultural values or wisdom, giving insight into the beliefs of a community.
Learning the proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' can help you understand the importance of adapting to local customs.
Pro Tip 2/3Use in Context
Proverbs can be quoted to give advice or make a point more convincing in both writing and speech.
He mentioned the proverb 'Honesty is the best policy' when advising his friend to be truthful.
Pro Tip 3/3Understanding Nuance
Some proverbs may have meanings that are not immediately obvious and require some explanation.
The proverb 'The pen is mightier than the sword' means that communication is more powerful than violence.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Insights
Proverbs often reflect cultural values or wisdom, giving insight into the beliefs of a community.
Learning the proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' can help you understand the importance of adapting to local customs.
Pro Tip 2/3Use in Context
Proverbs can be quoted to give advice or make a point more convincing in both writing and speech.
He mentioned the proverb 'Honesty is the best policy' when advising his friend to be truthful.
Pro Tip 3/3Understanding Nuance
Some proverbs may have meanings that are not immediately obvious and require some explanation.
The proverb 'The pen is mightier than the sword' means that communication is more powerful than violence.
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It takes a community to...
Now, the essence of this proverb even though a woman gives physical birth to each particular child, the whole community plays an important role in looking after all children. Growing up, it was not uncommon for me to come home and see my mom preparing a meal for what felt like the entire neighborhood.
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Why elephants never...
Unlike many proverbs, the one about elephant memory is scientifically accurate. Elephants know every member in their herd, able to recognize as many as 30 companions by sight or smell. This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants.
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Can a divided America...
and what are calming them down? That's a very dark proverb. You're saying that that's actually baked into most people's mental wiring at some level? Oh, absolutely. This is just a basic aspect of human social cognition. But we can also live together really peacefully,
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Meklit Hadero: The...
And there are a million reasons to fall in love with this its depth of poetics, its double entendres, its wax and gold, its humor, its proverbs that illuminate the wisdom and follies of life. But there's also this melodicism, a musicality built right in.
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How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
And again, it broke me down, man. I became unmotivated, I started overindulging in things that I'm not proud of. I was almost thinking about canceling my upcoming tour. I was in a very dark place. But then I heard this Yiddish proverb
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Combatting the decline...
all the cultural knowledge and land and language with them as the popular proverb goes when an old person dies a whole library burns down even as I speak our elders are dying and we're losing the treasure trove of important
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Fragile Cork Forest...
once felled quart woodland is very difficult to restore a complex ecosystem such as the Mont odda takes time knowledge and patience to recreate that Francisco knows well there's a Portuguese proverb that says vinius -
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The walk from "no" to...
things one is the secret to peace is the third side the third side is us each of us with a single step can take the world can bring the world a step closer to peace there's an old African proverb
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
really i just said i spotted cats not exactly like what tristan has but i am going to investigate whether what my friend told me is true in the village i come from we have always had a proverb
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The walk from "no" to...
The third side is us. Each of us, with a single step, can take the world, can bring the world a step closer to peace. There's an old African proverb that
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It takes a community to...
Now, the essence of this proverb even though a woman gives physical birth to each particular child, the whole community plays an important role in looking after all children. Growing up, it was not uncommon for me to come home and see my mom preparing a meal for what felt like the entire neighborhood.
Video examples
Why elephants never...
Unlike many proverbs, the one about elephant memory is scientifically accurate. Elephants know every member in their herd, able to recognize as many as 30 companions by sight or smell. This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants.
Video examples
Can a divided America...
and what are calming them down? That's a very dark proverb. You're saying that that's actually baked into most people's mental wiring at some level? Oh, absolutely. This is just a basic aspect of human social cognition. But we can also live together really peacefully,
Video examples
Meklit Hadero: The...
And there are a million reasons to fall in love with this its depth of poetics, its double entendres, its wax and gold, its humor, its proverbs that illuminate the wisdom and follies of life. But there's also this melodicism, a musicality built right in.
Video examples
How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
And again, it broke me down, man. I became unmotivated, I started overindulging in things that I'm not proud of. I was almost thinking about canceling my upcoming tour. I was in a very dark place. But then I heard this Yiddish proverb
Video examples
Combatting the decline...
all the cultural knowledge and land and language with them as the popular proverb goes when an old person dies a whole library burns down even as I speak our elders are dying and we're losing the treasure trove of important
Video examples
Fragile Cork Forest...
once felled quart woodland is very difficult to restore a complex ecosystem such as the Mont odda takes time knowledge and patience to recreate that Francisco knows well there's a Portuguese proverb that says vinius -
Video examples
The walk from "no" to...
things one is the secret to peace is the third side the third side is us each of us with a single step can take the world can bring the world a step closer to peace there's an old African proverb
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
really i just said i spotted cats not exactly like what tristan has but i am going to investigate whether what my friend told me is true in the village i come from we have always had a proverb
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The walk from "no" to...
The third side is us. Each of us, with a single step, can take the world, can bring the world a step closer to peace. There's an old African proverb that
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Soichiro Honda
Japanese Businessman
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
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Nicholson Baker
American Novelist
Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.
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William Feather
American Author
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian Educator
Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.
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J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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William Temple
English
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed.
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George Gissing
British Novelist
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
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Ravyn Lenae
American Musician
My first tattoo is a French proverb, and it says, 'Dream your life, live your dreams.
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Lord John Russell
British Politician
A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.
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Isaac D'Israeli
British Writer
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
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Soichiro Honda
Japanese Businessman
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
Quote examples
Nicholson Baker
American Novelist
Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.
Quote examples
William Feather
American Author
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.
Quote examples
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian Educator
Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.
Quote examples
J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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William Temple
English
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed.
Quote examples
George Gissing
British Novelist
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
Quote examples
Ravyn Lenae
American Musician
My first tattoo is a French proverb, and it says, 'Dream your life, live your dreams.
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Lord John Russell
British Politician
A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.
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Isaac D'Israeli
British Writer
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
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