Mineke Schipper is the author of "Never Marry a Woman With Big Feet: Women in Proverbs From Around the World," forthcoming from Yale University Press. Earlier this year, the Spanish Roman Catholic ...

African proverbs are a treasure trove of wisdom, often reflecting the culture and traditions of the continent. Now, diaspora African illustrators are reimagining these proverbs through their art, ...

A Maori recommendation advises a mother as follows: “Massage the legs of your daughter, that she may have a good appearance when standing before the fire on the beach”. Young Maori women, it is ...

There is a proverb for every occasion; that may be why proverbial wisdom is so contradictory itself. It seems so obvious to me now and I can hardly fathom how I didn't see it before. So, I have lined ...

We're awash in knowledge in 2023, but do you think our general level of understanding is greater? Do you think we're wiser? I'm not so sure, so when I was challenged to re-read through one of the ...

It’s no secret that running a successful enterprise is taxing work. For inspiration, use these words of wisdom from Twitter’s own African Proverbs. The page, which has been around since early 2011, ...

Proverbs. They’re old-fashioned, folksy, pithy — and everywhere. From old chestnuts like “no pain, no gain” to sports wisdom like “the best offence is a good defence”, there seems to be a proverb for ...

Every culture has its own proverbs - ancient words carried on from previous generations. They may even be the most primal learning tool of mankind. To the Irish a proverb is known as a seanfhocail - ...

Plucked directly from Gerd de Ley’s Book of Chinese Proverbs: A Collection of Timeless Wisdom, Wit, Sayings & Advice, these 50 proverbs really strike a chord and are worth keeping in your back pocket.

Geoff Nunberg is the linguist contributor on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He is the author of the book The Way We Talk Now. Proverbs are like other traditions — they owe their longevity to how ...