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proverb

noun as in saying referring to common fact, knowledge

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This work takes a page from President Ronald Reagan, who liked to repeat the Russian proverb “trust but verify.”

In the case of Kudo-kai case boss Nomura, the appropriate Japanese proverb appears to be: “The mouth is the gate of misfortune.”

The catch phrase, which Reagan borrowed from a Russian proverb, was “trust but verify.”

The Latin proverb “Times Change and We Change With Them” used to be memorized by generations of students of Latin.

The rich,” according to a Spanish proverb, “laugh carefully.

The variety of taste in snuff is accounted for by the proverb, "So many men to so many noses."

M. Mon here quotes a Latin proverb:—'Qui plus castigat, plus amore ligat.'

Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.

There is an obvious allusion in this line to the common proverb—'As fain as fowl of a fair morrow,' which is quoted in the Kn.

This is only another form of a proverb which also occurs as 'Well fights he who well flies.'

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to proverb, such as: adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum, epigram, and maxim.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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