African proverb of the day shares a message about relationships, romance, wealth, and trust. It explains how small actions ...

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 PROVERB, says the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘a short pithy saying in common and recognized use; a concise sentence, often metaphorical or alliterative in form, which is held to express some truth ...

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission to ...

Chinese Proverb of the day: A Chinese proverb teaches about selflessness. It compares people to a candle that gives light ...

Big changes take time. Success, failure, and habits are built gradually. Just as a river needs many cold days to freeze deep, ...

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 everything. There’s good reason: proverbs touch on just about ...