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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  3. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Speech is silver, silence is golden - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 239 Similar proverbs in English include "Still waters run deep" and "Empty vessels make the most sound." [2] There have been like proverbs in other languages, for example the Talmudic [1]: 241 proverb in the Aramaic language, "if a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two", which was translated into English in the 17th century.

  5. List of Latin phrases - Wikipedia

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    List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; List of Latin words with English derivatives; List of Latin legal terms; List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes; List of sundial mottos § Latin mottos; List of U.S. state and territory mottos; List of university and college mottos

  6. Saying - Wikipedia

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    A saying often shows a wisdom or cultural standard, having different meanings than just the words themselves. [1] Sayings are categorized as follows: Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth". [2] Adage, proverb, or saw: a widely known or popular aphorism that has gained credibility by long use or tradition.

  7. Category:English proverbs - Wikipedia

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    A picture is worth a thousand words; The Proverbs of Alfred; Proverbs of Hendyng; T. There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; Time is money (aphorism)

  8. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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    The proverb is mentioned in the Republic of Plato (424A and 449C) as a principle to be applied to marriage and procreation. Diogenes Laertius (VIII.10) reports the assertion of Timaeus that Pythagoras was first to use the saying, along with φιλία ἰσότης (filía isótēs) "Friendship is equality." Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται.

  9. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith ...