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:

Because of frequent and ironic use, however, the proverb changed its denotation to the opposite in Standard German.
In 1971 the late Russian paremiologist, G. Permiakov, tried to establish a proverb minimum, and he found that every Russian adult knew more than 800 proverbs and sayings.
English speakers command the necessary vocabulary and grammar to translate the words of a proverb, but they cannot be sure that the end product will be meaningful in the target language.
Which goes to show that for every proverb for proclaiming in public, there are a couple more for muttering in private.
This will be appreciated by the non-native reader who is not familiar with the popularity of a certain proverb or saying.