Proverb
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A proverb (from the Latin proverbium) is a pithy saying which had gained credence through widespread or frequent use. Most proverbs express some basic truth or practical precept. A proverb which describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a "maxim". If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good style it may be known as an aphorism.
The study of proverbs is called paremiology. The foremost proverb scholar in the United States today is Wolfgang Mieder.
Proverbs of cultures which exist close to each other often overlap.
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Proverbs by nationality
- Wikiquote:Albanian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Bhutanese proverbs
- Wikiquote:Chinese proverbs
- Wikiquote:English proverbs
- Wikiquote:French proverbs
- Wikiquote:German proverbs
- Wikiquote:Indian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Irish Gaelic proverbs
- Wikiquote:Italian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Hungarian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Japanese proverbs
- Wikiquote: Jewish/Yiddish proverbs
- Wikiquote:Korean proverbs
- Wikiquote:Latin proverbs
- Wikiquote:Polish proverbs
- Wikiquote:Proverbs in Portuguese
- Wikiquote:Romanian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Russian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Scottish Gaelic proverbs
- Wikiquote:Serbian proverbs
- Wikiquote:Spanish proverbs
- Wikiquote:Swedish proverbs
- Wikiquote:Thai proverbs
- Wikiquote:Yiddish proverbs
Other proverbs
- Wikiquote:Proverbs from the game of Go
- Wikiquote:Proverbs commonly attributed to be Chinese