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synonyms for proverb

  • adage
  • aphorism
  • axiom
  • dictum
  • epigram
  • maxim
  • witticism
  • apothegm
  • byword
  • gnome
  • moral
  • motto
  • platitude
  • precept
  • repartee
  • saw
  • text
  • truism
  • word
  • catch phrase
  • folk wisdom
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Beekeeping tradition runs so deep that in the Slovenian language, saying one’s “ax fell into the honey” is a proverb used to describe a sudden stroke of good luck.
THE SECRET TO HEALTHY HONEY BEES IS HIDING IN SLOVENIAMEGAN ZHANG / SAVEURJANUARY 17, 2022POPULAR-SCIENCE
These are not, contrary to what proverbs and conventional wisdom might suggest, rocks and stones, but living entities.
OUR LITTLE LIFE IS ROUNDED WITH POSSIBILITY - ISSUE 102: HIDDEN TRUTHSCHIARA MARLETTOJUNE 9, 2021NAUTILUS
I think of the proverbs we have around second times—second choice, second place, second fiddle, eternal second.
DOES BIRTH ORDER REALLY DETERMINE PERSONALITY? HERE'S WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYSLYNN BERGERAPRIL 13, 2021TIME
Look for efficient pathsAccording to an old proverb, “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”
HOW BUYERS CAN IMPLEMENT SUPPLY PATH OPTIMIZATION FOR IN-APP MEDIA BUYINGINMOBIAPRIL 5, 2021DIGIDAY
A consulting firm based in the United States paid its taxes there, while a factory based in Beijing would render unto China what is China’s, to modernize the old biblical proverb.
CAN THESE CREATIVE TAXES CATCH UP WITH A CHANGING WORLD?NICK FOURIEZOSJANUARY 14, 2021OZY
The variety of taste in snuff is accounted for by the proverb, "So many men to so many noses."
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
M. Mon here quotes a Latin proverb:—'Qui plus castigat, plus amore ligat.'
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCER
Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
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.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCER
This is only another form of a proverb which also occurs as 'Well fights he who well flies.'
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCER
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WORDS RELATED TO PROVERB

  • adage
  • apothegm
  • axiom
  • dictum
  • maxim
  • moral
  • precept
  • proverb
  • rule
  • saw
  • saying
  • truism
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