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.
Each bird loves to hear himself sing
Drunken days have all their tomorrow
Drive the nail that will go
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed
Dot your i's and cross your t's
Don't whistle (halloo) until you are out of the wood
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you
Don't sell the bear's skin before you've caught it
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain
Don't cross the bridges before you come to them
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
Doing is better than saying
Dogs that put up many hares kill none
Do as you would be done by
Diseases are the interests of pleasures
Diligence is the mother of success (good luck)
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies
