Words similar to proverbs

Example sentences for: proverbs

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

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.
I do not agree that the relative brevity of many Russian proverbs stems from the fact that the Russian language has no articles and also resorts idiomatically to participial condensation by not using oblique forms of the verb to be.
However, students of a foreign language soon realize that to master it fully, it is not enough to know the grammatical structure and basic vocabulary: one must also memorize a fair number of phrases and idiomatic expressions and, as a further step, proverbs and sayings.
Anyone who embarks on a foreign language, whether by syllabus in school or by choice rather later, soon becomes aware that there are some special hazards on the fairway; to wit, the handling of proverbs.
Exasperation with the young is a topic in many of these proverbs.