Portuguese proverb of the day: “In a land of the blind, a one-eyed man is a king” — Life lessons on perspective, resourcefulness, competition and why being slightly ...

Portuguese proverb of the day explains how success often depends on comparison. It shows that even small skills can make ...

Arabic proverb of the day: 'The end result of a good deed is a slap...' Life lessons on kindness, success and why good deeds may result in backlash

Arabic proverb of the day highlights the saying “The end result of a good deed is a slap with the palms.” The proverb ...
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It Takes A Village To Determine The Origins Of An African Proverb

"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 ...
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Treasure Hunt Reveals Unknown Greek Proverbs

There is no place like home. The apple does not fall far from the tree. All that glitters is not gold.These are some examples of proverbs that most ...

Turkish proverb of the day: 'The sun cannot be plastered with mud'—a timeless Turkish proverb on truth and reality

Turkish Proverb of the Day: Turkish wisdom teaches that truth, like the sun, cannot be permanently obscured by falsehoods.
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Literary Notes: Largest collection of Urdu proverbs and aphorisms

PROF Wolfgang Mieder (born 1944) is best known for his work on paremiology. Paroemias means proverbs and paremiology is the study of proverbs. Mieder says that the discussion as to what proverb is and ...