This is a collection of sayings and quotes about proverbs.
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"Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" he said to himself, and it became a favourite saying of his later, and passed into a proverb.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 12 - Inside Information
Quoted: Bilbo
A good maxim is never out of season.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.Lord John Russell
I never show the back of my tongue. That is a Dutch expression.Ben van Berkel
Proverbs and quotes add spice to language.(unknown author)
Proverbs are like butterflies, some are caught, some fly away.
Proverbs are the children of experience.
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience
Proverbs are the wisdom of the ages.
This is Leap Year, and ancient proverbs say,(unknown author)
If lads don't leap this year, the lasses may.
When a fool is told a proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him.
Wise men create proverbs and fools repeat them.Samuel Palmer
