proverb
saying that gives advice, usually as a metaphor
dumplings over flowers
Japanese proverb
ichi-go ichi-e
Japanese four character idiom
For Want of a Nail
proverb
The dose makes the poison
toxicology adage
Three laughs at Tiger Brook
Chinese proverb
Icelandic proverbs
sayings reflective of conventional wisdom in Iceland
cart before the horse
idiom, proverb
Somali proverbs
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Disasters come when they are forgotten.
Japanese wise saying
popular saying
paroimia
sometimes it is wise to do stupid things
Hector Berlioz
Fortune favours the bold
Translation of a Latin proverb
Klingon proverbs
Proverbs of the klingons from Star Trek
fish in troubled waters
proverb
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
popular proverb
Trust, but verify
Russian proverb
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
English proverb
perfect is the enemy of good
aphorism commonly attributed to Voltaire
English proverbs
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Like will to like
Arabic proverb
Exception that proves the rule
Figure of speech
all roads lead to Rome
the modern reading of a medieval statement, apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically;as a proverb, it refers to the fact that many routes can lead to a given result
proverb phrase
(what does it mean? how does it differ from proverb?)
The Moon is made of green cheese
recurring motif of someone either mistaking a reflection of the moon for cheese or believing the substance of the moon to be cheese
It takes a village
African proverb underlining that it takes the whole community's hard work and interaction with the child to nurture in a way so that he may become eligible to fight the cruel world
Cameroonian proverbs
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What use are candles or glasses, if the owl does not want to see
art theme based on series of popular 16th-century moralistic prints
A spark will ignite a flame
Russian winged words and proverb