Proverbs and Sayings Literature Folklore

Proverbs and Sayings Literature Folklore

Proverbs and Sayings

A proverb is a concise statement in a fixed form of an apparent truth which has currency among the people.

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- Article by Hernadi and Steen discussing form and function of proverbs.
- Browse or search an international database and type system of proverbs.
- Collection of wise sayings from several peoples and cultures at the WIndsor Castle website.
- Definitions, proverb collections with search option, articles, and links.
- Insect proverbs compiled by Donald W. Hall, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida.
- Selected proverbs from around the world listed and randomly displayed.
- Small collection of proverbs, explained by children (in English).
- Article on the history of Estonian paremiography, by Arvo Krikmann & Ingrid Sarv, published in the E-zine Folklore.
- Links to sites with proverbs, sayings, and maxims in their original languages.
- More than 600 proverbs (in English) collected from around the world, listed alphabetically.
- Browse and search through proverbs from more than 50 countries.
- Search or browse 12,000 proverbs from 300 cultures and countries.
- Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, and bibliographies.
- A collection of citations, proverbs, and expressions about insects and spiders.
- Automated generator creates new proverbs from the existing ones by replacing a random word with another.
- Listed by country and topic (in English).
- Various collections of French and international proverbs (in French, some bilingual).
- Article by Gyula Paczolay, University of Veszprém, discussing reality/truth in proverbs.
- Proverbs that are repeated with such frequency that they grate on your nerves each time you hear them.

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