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 ...

A book of proverbs in English, Maltese and Portuguese was recently published by the International Association of Paremiology (IAP) and launched at the Municipal Library in Tavira, Portugal. Entitled ...

'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' 'A leopard doesnt change its spots.' 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' We're guessing you've heard these and several other English proverbs in your time. In ...

You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as “As a dog returns to its own vomit” or “spare the rod and spoil the child” are well-known in English as ...

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 ...

MR. AUSTIN DOBSON is more or less known in this country as a writer of vers de société,—that is to say, he is not known at all. A man’s grade should be fixed by his highest, not his lowest. That Mr.

We’ve all, at some point of time or the other, used a proverb or two in our everyday conversations. After all, they’re cool, add a little more meaning to the conversation and help drive the point home ...