Words similar to proverb

Example sentences for: proverb

How can you use “proverb” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But the source of the English proverb lies not in tea-parties but in teats: it is the cow who has kicked the bucket, and the poor dairymaid who weeps over her lost labor.)
Thus, we find cast pearls before swine under pearl, beggars cannot (or must not) be choosers under beggar , and, even more curiously, know the time of day under time . I doubt that cannot or must not appear in the second proverb as frequently as can't (I cannot recall ever having heard must not or even mustn't ); but the last expression is always preceded by not , and other representations are inaccurate.
..” including, as far as I know, the age-old proverb, “Where there's life, there's hope.”
Mertvago also deals with the difference between a proverb and a saying.
However, compilers of proverb dictionaries know that there is no perfect system for arranging proverbs: each has its advantages and flaws.