Words similar to proverb

Example sentences for: proverb

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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.
Mertvago also deals with the difference between a proverb and a saying.
He quotes the Russian proverb, Pogovorka-tsvetok, poslovitsa-- yagodka a saying is a flower, a proverb is a berry.
The other appendix deals with the structure of the Russian proverb and gives separate sections of analytical proverbs, metaphorical ones, similes--proverbial comparisons (about 100), as well as contrasting couplets and negational proverbs, etc.
Spinsters were consoled by the proverb Better lang lowse daa ill teddered , and a grieving jilted girl was advised by the motto, Better ee hert braks dan aa da wirld winders , warning her not to show her feelings too strongly.