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Adagia (singular adagium) is the title of an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Erasmus' repository [1]: 102 of proverbs is "one of the most monumental ... ever assembled" (Speroni, 1964, p. 1). The first edition, titled Collectanea Adagiorum, was ...
Wikiquote has quotations related to Chinese proverbs. Many Chinese proverbs exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of varying degrees of faithfulness. A notable example is " A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ", from the Dao De Jing, ascribed to Laozi. [ 1 ] They cover all aspects of life, and are ...
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages: List of Latin phrases (A) List of Latin phrases (B) List of Latin phrases (C)
Anti-proverb. A fishing pun on the proverb "Good things come to those who wait." Graphic spoof on the proverbial concept of "big fish eat little fish", from Spanish context. (The text translates as "Don't panic, organize!") An anti-proverb or a perverb is the transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect. [1]
Paremiography. Paremiography (from Greek παροιμία - paroimía, "proverb, maxim, saw" [ 1] and γράφω - grafō, "write, inscribe" [ 2]) is the study of the collection and writing of proverbs. A recent introduction to the field has been written by Tamás Kispál. [ 3] It is a sub-field of paremiology, the study of proverbs.
t. e. A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. [ 1 ][ 2 ] A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and ...
The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, Mišlê; Greek: Παροιμίαι; Latin: Liber Proverbiorum, "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is a book in the third section (called Ketuvim) of the Hebrew Bible traditionally ascribed to King Solomon and his students later appearing in the Christian Old Testament. [1] When translated into Greek and Latin ...