Chinese proverb of the day explains the meaning of “A dogs mouth cannot produce ivory.” The proverb talks about kindness, ...

Chinese Proverb of the day: A Chinese proverb teaches about selflessness. It compares people to a candle that gives light ...

What really are proverbs, where do they come from, how are they disseminated and what function do they have in modern society? Those are questions that are often asked when people reflect on the ...

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission to ...

This Chinese proverb teaches us that mistakes are lessons that foster resilience and understanding. It encourages embracing ...

A PROVERB, says the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘a short pithy saying in common and recognized use; a concise sentence, often metaphorical or alliterative in form, which is held to express some truth ...

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 everything. There’s good reason: proverbs touch on just about ...