Associations to the word «Proverbs»

Wiktionary

PROVERB, noun. A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
PROVERB, noun. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
PROVERB, noun. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
PROVERB, noun. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To write or utter proverbs.
PROVERB, verb. To name in, or as, a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To provide with a proverb.

Dictionary definition

PROVERB, noun. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates