Proverbs and Sayings


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  • Oceanian (9)

  • 19 pages found in Proverbs and Sayings:

    Arthropod Proverbs
    Insect proverbs compiled by Donald W. Hall, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida.
    http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/proverbs.htm

    Contemplate - Take Time to Think
    Search or browse nearly 3,000 proverbs with more be added regularly.
    http://www.contemplate.us/

    Creative Proverbs from Around the World
    Search or browse 12,000 proverbs from 300 cultures and countries.
    http://creativeproverbs.com/

    De Proverbio
    Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, and bibliographies.
    http://www.deproverbio.com/

    Discursive Modes Collection: Proverb Resources
    Definitions, proverb collections with search option, articles, and links.
    http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/

    Gleaner's Links: Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims
    Links to sites with proverbs, sayings, and maxims in their original languages.
    http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bureau/8759/langlinks/reading-proverbs.html

    Insects: Citations and Proverbs
    A collection of citations, proverbs, and expressions about insects and spiders.
    http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/proverbs_insects.htm

    International Proverbs - Simple Truths
    Small collection of proverbs, explained by children (in English).
    http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/traditional-proverbs.htm

    The Matti Kuusi International Type System of Proverbs
    Browse or search an international database and type system of proverbs.
    http://lauhakan.home.cern.ch/lauhakan/cerp.html

    Proverberator.com
    Automated generator creates new proverbs from the existing ones by replacing a random word with another.
    http://www.proverberator.com/en/

    Proverbes
    Various collections of French and international proverbs (in French, some bilingual).
    http://pagesperso-orange.fr/proverbes/proverbe.htm

    Proverbs and Reality
    Article by Gyula Paczolay, University of Veszprém, discussing reality/truth in proverbs.
    http://www.mek.iif.hu/porta/szint/tarsad/nyelvtud/proverbs/html/proverbs.htm

    Proverbs by Countries of Origin
    Browse and search through proverbs from more than 50 countries.
    http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/origins.asp

    Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations, Sources - Windsor Castle
    Collection of wise sayings from several peoples and cultures at the WIndsor Castle website.
    http://oaks.nvg.org/pega5.html

    The Quotations Home Page - Annoying Proverbs
    Proverbs that are repeated with such frequency that they grate on your nerves each time you hear them.
    http://www.theotherpages.org/quote-07.html

    The Quotations Homepage - Proverbial Wisdom
    More than 600 proverbs (in English) collected from around the world, listed alphabetically.
    http://www.theotherpages.org/quote-05.html

    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.
    http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol2/mieder.htm

    The Tropical Landscapes of Proverbia
    Article by Hernadi and Steen discussing form and function of proverbs.
    http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Culture/Hernadi_Steen_99.html

    World of Proverbs
    Listed by country and topic (in English).
    http://www.geocities.com/fiqabil/


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