Proverbs and Sayings Literature Folklore

Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, and bibliographies.

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• International Proverbs - Simple Truths - Small collection of proverbs, explained by children (in English).
• The Tartu Research Group of Paremiology - Article on the history of Estonian paremiography, by Arvo Krikmann and Ingrid Sarv, published in the E-zine Folklore.
• Contemplate - Take Time to Think - Search or browse nearly 3,000 proverbs with more folklore be added folklore regularly.
• De Proverbio - Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography literature (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, literature and bibliographies.
• The Quotations Homepage - Proverbial Wisdom - More than 600 proverbs (in English) collected from around the folklore world, listed alphabetically.
• Proverbes - Various collections of French and international proverbs (in proverbs and sayings proverbs and sayings French, some bilingual).
• Proverbs by Countries of Origin - Browse and search through proverbs from more than literature 50 countries.
• The Quotations Home Page - Annoying Proverbs - Proverbs that are repeated with such frequency that they grate on your nerves each time you hear them.
• Proverbs and Reality - Article by Gyula Paczolay, University of Veszprém, discussing reality/truth in folklore proverbs.
• Gleaner's Links: Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims - Links to sites with proverbs, sayings, and maxims in their original languages.
• World of Proverbs - Listed by country and topic (in English).
• Proverberator.com - Automated generator creates new proverbs from the existing ones by folklore replacing a random word with another.
• Discursive Modes Collection: Proverb Resources - Definitions, proverb collections with search option, articles, and folklore links.
• Arthropod Proverbs - Insect proverbs compiled by Donald W. Hall, Dept. literature of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida.
• Creative Proverbs from Around the World - Search or browse 12,000 proverbs from 300 cultures folklore and countries.
• The Tropical Landscapes of Proverbia - Article by Hernadi and Steen discussing form and function of proverbs.
• The Matti Kuusi International Type System of Proverbs - Browse or search an international database and type folklore system of proverbs and sayings proverbs.
• Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations, Sources - Windsor Castle - Collection of wise sayings from several peoples and proverbs and sayings proverbs and sayings cultures at the WIndsor Castle website.
• Insects: Citations and Proverbs - A collection of citations, proverbs, and expressions about proverbs and sayings folklore insects and spiders.

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