As translated by Asian language professors Larry and Qin Herzberg, the three proverbs quoted above mean the following, respectively: “People often cannot see their own shortcomings” “Anything can be ...

Actions speak louder than words. A picture is worth a thousand words. Birds of a feather flock together. Proverbs are an integral part of the English language. Larry speaks with two language experts ...

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You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as “As a dog returns to its own vomit” or “spare the rod and spoil the child” are well-known in English as ...

There is a proverb to suit every occasion. That may be why proverbial wisdom contradicts itself so much. If a beautiful young woman is swept off her feet by a balding nerd, we say that opposites ...

In no language do proverbs plays a more important role than in Igbo. It has been wisely said in “proverb” that “Ilu bụ mmanụ eji eri okwu”. A good understanding of Igbo Proverbs would automatically ...

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