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 ...

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 ...

Mineke Schipper is the author of "Never Marry a Woman With Big Feet: Women in Proverbs From Around the World," forthcoming from Yale University Press. Earlier this year, the Spanish Roman Catholic ...

Love is such a beautiful thing, and everyone has their own way of expressing it. Some people love songs or poetry, and some just use love quotes or even love proverbs to try and put that most ...

It’s no secret that running a successful enterprise is taxing work. For inspiration, use these words of wisdom from Twitter’s own African Proverbs. The page, which has been around since early 2011, ...

Plucked directly from Gerd de Ley’s Book of Chinese Proverbs: A Collection of Timeless Wisdom, Wit, Sayings & Advice, these 50 proverbs really strike a chord and are worth keeping in your back pocket.

Seeking love advice? Refer to these timeless Spanish love proverbs. Feb. 14, 2013— -- When seeking love advice, it's always best to reach out to those who have been there and back. So clearly ...

Joel Baden (@joelbaden) is professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School. Marco Rubio had a message for his nearly 3 million Twitter followers on the morning of June 26: “As dogs return to their ...

In this article, we will explore seven Greek proverbs and elucidate their relevance to the challenges and opportunities faced by startup founders. 1. “It’s sweet to view the sea when standing on the ...