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 ...

I love reading bits of health and happiness wisdom from around the world. Here are some great old proverbs to keep in mind as you go about your week... "Fish should swim three times: in the sea, in ...

questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.” And I am about to prove the truth in that old proverb. There are a lot of questions that I ask myself without getting any answers, and ...

Ahead of St Patrick's Day, Garry Bannister reflects on the special place proverbs hold in Irish culture and why these intricate phrases won't die out Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir: Author Garry ...