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| Alphabetical | By Popularity (What's This?) | | - African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
 - Annotated collection of sayings and proverbs from all over Africa, translated into multiple languages. Also includes information about African oral history and literature. From the Urban Ministries Support Group in Kenya. - Annoying Proverbs
- List of proverbs and cliches that are repeated so often that they get on your nerves when you hear them. Browse irritating sayings and unwanted advice from "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" to "You have to take the good with the bad."
- Armenian Sayings Illustrated
- sayings and proverbs from Armenia, with translations, and transliterations, and quirky illustrations showing the literal meaning of the phrase.
- Bartleby.com: The Sayings of Confucius
- Sayings attributed to Confucius, the legendary Chinese scholar and statesman who founded the philosophy known as Confucianism.
- Biblical Proverbs@
- Brazilian Proverbs
- Collection of proverbs and traditional sayings used in Brazil, in Portugese with English translations.
- Common Greeting/Sayings in Ireland
- Irish idioms and greetings, in Gaelic with an English translation. Also includes greeting responses, terms of endearment, and curses.
- Contemplate
- Offers a random quote, saying, or proverb for your contemplation. Click to see more quotes, or search the proverb database for a particular saying by keyword.
- Creative Proverbs From Around the World
- Proverbs search engine that permits you to search proverbs from countries and cultures around the globe. Also includes a country and culture index for browsing.
- Ethiopian Proverbs
- Lists Ethiopian proverbs and traditional sayings, in English translation. Compiled by Dr. M. Worku.
- Fagan Finder: Quotations and Proverbs Search
- Searchable collection of quotations and proverbs from Fagan Finder.
- French Proverbs From 1611
- Database of 17th-century French sayings and proverbs with English translations, from Randle Cotgrave's 1611 Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. Search proverbs alphabetically, or browse them by topic.
- Guyanese Proverbs
- Short list of sayings and proverbs from Guyana, in Guyanese Creolese with English translations.
- Haitian Proverbs
- Proverbs and wisdom from the Haiti, in Haitian with English translation. Includes photographs of the island nation.
- Index of Kashmiri Proverbs
- Traditional proverbs and sayings from the Kashmir region, in Kashmiri with English translations. From Kashmir.net.
- Irish Toasts, Blessings, Proverbs & Quotes
- Sayings, blessings, curses, quotations, proverbs, and drinking toasts from Ireland.
- Italian Proverbs
- Randomly displays a traditional proverb or saying from Italy, in Italian with an English translation. Click to see more proverbs.
- Kiswahili Proverbs
- Short list of proverbs and traditional sayings in Kiswahili. Each proverb comes with an English translation and pronunciation tips.
- Latin Sayings
- Collection of famous Latin phrases, with translations into English and information about the source.
- List of proverbs - Wikiquote
- Methali Za Kiswhaili - Swahili Proverbs
- Lists proverbs and common sayings Swahili, with English translations for each.
- Modern Lebanese Proverbs
- Read sayings and proverbs from Lebanon, taken from A Dictionary of Modern Lebanese Proverbs by Anis Freyha. In Arabic with English translations.
- Mongolia Today: Sayings and Proverbs
- Short list of proverbs and sayings from Mongolia's nomadic cultures, in Mongolian with English translations.
- Motherland Nigeria: Proverbs
- English translations of Nigerian proverbs and traditional sayings, organised by themes.
- Olelo No'eau: Proverbs of Hawaii
- Collection of ancient Hawaiian sayings and proverbs, with their English translations and equivalents.
- One Proverb
- Click for a random proverb from anywhere in the world. One Proverb also features a searchable database of proverbs and their origins, as well as content for PDAs and iPods.
- Oneliners and Proverbs
- A searchable collection of short and memorable quotes that provoke laughter, inspiration, or deep thought. In English and Dutch.
- Palauan Proverbs
- Collection of sayings and proverbs from Palau, in Palauan with literal English translations and explanations.
- Palestinian Popular Proverbs
- Lists common Palestinian sayings and proverbs, in Arabic with English translations.From the Archive of Popular Proverbs in the July 1994 issue of Society & Heritage.
- Portuguese Idioms Literally Translated
- Literal English translations and explanations of Portugese proverbs and traditional sayings. Find out the background of Portugese idoms such as "He's like a racing mackerel" and "You're letting water in."
- Proverb Resources
- Directory of proverb collections and resources online, including famous sayings from around the world as well as journals, organisations, and articles about proverb scholarship.
- Proverberator
- Spoof proverb generator that creates new sayings by mixing and matching traditional terms. Includes a proverb of the day, online fortune teller, and a list of the actual proverbs used.
- Proverbs in Sumerian Cuneiform
- Ancient Sumerian proverbs, written in cuneiform with English translations and notes.
- Quotesandsayings.com: Proverbs and Sayings
- Proverbs and sayings from national and cultural perspectives around the world. Organzied alphabetically.
- Qwiel Maltin - Maltese Proverbs
- Traditional proverbs and idioms from Malta, with English translations. Browse proverbs on topics such as men and women, life, death, and money.
- RulesofThumb.org
- Find user-submitted and approved rules of thumb and tips to live by for health, home improvement, and moral decency.
- Samoan Proverbs
- Traditional sayings and proverbs from Samoa, with English translations. Includes proverbs based on pigeon hunting, fishing, games, and feasts.
- Samoan Sensation: Proverbs
- Idioms and proverbs from formal Samoan, the form of the langauge used by matais when discussing matters of importance. In Samoan with English translations and comments.
- Sayings of The Prophet
- Online collection of proverbs from The Quran, organised by topics such as compassion, learning, poverty, and reason.
- Some Sicilian Proverbs
- English translations of selected traditional sayings and proverbs from the Sicily region of Italy. Includes proverbs from as long ago as the Middle Ages as well as modern idioms.
- Some Yemeni Proverbs
- Proverbs and sayings from Yemen, with English translations as well as the original Arabic. Compiled by Najla Abu-Taleb and the British-Yemeni Society.
- Southern Sayings
- Collection of sayings from the American South. Includes a plain translation of each idiom for Yankees and other non-Southern readers.
- Syrian Proverbs
- Features proverbs and idioms from Syria, in Arabic with English translations and explanations.
- Turkish Proverbs and Folk Sayings
- Sound natural in Turkish after learning proverbs such as, "an ass does not appreciate fruit compote."
- Vietnamese Proverbs
- Collected proverbs and traditional sayings from Vietnam, in English and Vietnamese.
- Whakatauki - Maori Proverbs
- Traditional Maori sayings and proverbs from New Zealand, in Ko Te Reo with English translations.
- Wisdom of the Welsh
- Welsh proverbs, folk sayings, and idioms, organised by topics such as old age, youth, cheating, and death. Includes both original Welsh phrase and English translation.
- Wise Old Sayings
- Features inspirational stories, facts, proverbs, quotations, wit, and wisdom.
- Ye Olde English Sayings
- The stories behind common English sayings and phrases such as "mind your Ps and Qs" and "saved by the bell."
- Yiddish Proverbs
- Short selection of Yiddish proverbs, in Yiddish with translations in English and Polish.
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