Section: «Proverbs»
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore.
Beggars cannot be choosers
Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him
Before one can say Jack Robinson
Beauty lies in lover's eyes
Be swift to hear, slow to speak
Be slow to promise and quick to perform
Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune
Ask no questions and you will be told no lies
As you sow, so shall you reap
As you make your bed, so must you lie on it
As you brew, so must you drink
As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
As welcome as water in one's shoes
As welcome as flowers in May
As the tree, so the fruit
As the tree falls, so shall it lie
As the old cock crows, so does the young
As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks
As snug as a bug in a rug
