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Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Base text used for the 2011 Belles Lettres translation in French. Also downloadable as PDFs from "Les Adages d'Erasme". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Adagia, complete Latin text Scan of volume II of the Leiden Opera omnia of 1703-6. List of the proverbs in Latin: "Titels van de Adagia". Archived from the original on 2023-10-26
"An eagle's old age (is worth) a sparrow's youth." Aἰὲν ἀριστεύειν motto, Depicted on engraving at the Boston College αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν aièn aristeúein "Ever to Excel" Motto of the University of St Andrews (founded 1410), the Edinburgh Academy (founded 1824), and Boston College (founded 1863).
An adage is a short, but memorable saying, ... This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of eponymous laws; 0–9. 1% rule; A. Acton's dictum; Adagia; Amara's law;
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language.
From Proverbs 3:13; set to music in a 1577 motet of the same name by Orlando di Lasso. Bella, mulier qui hominum allicit et accipit eos per fortis: war, a woman who lures men and takes them by force: Latin proverb [citation needed] bella gerant alii Protesilaus amet! let others wage war Protesilaus should love!
The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, Mišlê; Greek: Παροιμίαι; Latin: Liber Proverbiorum, "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is a book in the third section (called Ketuvim) of the Torah Old Testament traditionally ascribed to King Solomon and his students. [1]
Also used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem regarding World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est (calling it "the old Lie"). dulce et utile: a sweet and useful thing / pleasant and profitable: Horace, Ars Poetica: poetry must be dulce et utile, i.e., both enjoyable and instructive. dulce periculum: danger is sweet: Horace, Odes, 3 25, 16.