Proverb of the day highlights an African proverb that teaches the value of protecting your identity while adapting to ...

One does not change a winning team” (French: On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne) is one of the most widely used modern ...

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 ...

On the surface, the idea is straightforward. Give someone a fish and they eat for a day. Give them a fishing rod and they can keep feeding themselves. The contrast is clear enough that you don’t ...

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 ...

Proverb of the day: The Chinese saying, "A good neighbor is a found treasure," reminds people that true wealth is not ...

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 ...