Common English proverbs are timeless expressions that offer insights into human nature, societal values and practical wisdom.

From "early bird" to "gift horse," there's a proverb for every situation. While they don't hold absolute truth, parents and advertisers find them useful. Wolfgang Mieder tells DW how to create one - ...

'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' 'A leopard doesnt change its spots.' 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' We're guessing you've heard these and several other English proverbs in your time. In ...

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 ...

THIS book is intended to serve two distinct objects: to serve as a chrestomathy of the Hausa language, and as a collection of the local folk-lore and custom. It contains a series of lithographed Háusa ...

The moa, a species of giant flightless birds, went extinct soon after humans arrived in New Zealand during the 13th century Wikimedia Commons Around 1800, an ominous refrain, Ka ngaro ā-moa te tangata ...