Proverbs and maxims are words of wisdom, like the English proverbs 'a friend in need is a friend indeed' and 'A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush'. They are simple sayings and brief life quotes by the wise people from the ages. Proverbs have a tendency to leave an lasting impression in the minds of the reader. For people who seek inspirational quotes and motivational sayings, these are worthy enough to be etched in the mind or tattooed in the hearts forever. Here is a collection of many famous and classical proverbs from across the world, for you to read and cherish and enjoy them forever, because they have a tendency to stay evergreen, each time you read them.

This is a comprehensive collection of 62,000+ classic proverbs and sayings. There are proverbs from 350+ geographic or ethnic origins in the database. The list is the largest and unique collection of this kind on the web.  The data is in comma delimitted (CSV) format suitable for exporting in an excel spreadsheet or in a database such as MS Access or MySql. The data is also ready to be published on your content web site or application. The following table summarizes the count of proverbs from the 100+ major origins out of 350+ available.

Major Origin Count

Origin	Count
Afghan Proverbs	267
African Proverbs	2116
Albanian Proverbs	50
American Proverbs	1754
Arabian Proverbs	1346
Armenian Proverbs	80
Ashanti Proverbs	50
Asian-Indian Proverbs	111
Azerbaijani Proverbs	57
Bajan Proverbs	253
Bantu Proverbs	76
Bengali Proverbs	62
British Proverbs	582
Bulgarian Proverbs	202
Burmese Proverbs	81
Cameroonian Proverbs	61
Chinese Proverbs	2490
Congolese Proverbs	75
Corsican Proverbs	345
Creole Proverbs	55
Czech Proverbs	148
Danish Proverbs	2720
Darkovan Proverbs	252
Dutch Proverbs	2331
Dutch, German Proverbs	54
Egyptian Proverbs	179
English Proverbs	1857
Estonian Proverbs	204
Ethiopian Proverbs	217
Faroese Proverbs	75
Filipino Proverbs	100
Finnish Proverbs	192
French Proverbs	3659
Gaelic Proverbs	83
Georgian Proverbs	59
German Proverbs	3867
Ghanaian Proverbs	164
Greek Proverbs	342
Gypsy Proverbs	66
Haitian Proverbs	107
Hawaiian Proverbs	60
Hebrew Proverbs	376
Hindu Proverbs	54
Hungarian Proverbs	839
Icelandic Proverbs	121
Igbo Proverbs	80
Indian Proverbs	334
Indonesian Proverbs	117
Irish Proverbs	1134
Italian Proverbs	3476
Jamaican Proverbs	231
Japanese Proverbs	892
Jewish Proverbs	181
Kashmiri Proverbs	159
Kenyan Proverbs	72
Kikuyu Proverbs	282
Klingon Proverbs	246
Korean Proverbs	92
Kurdish Proverbs	183
Latin Proverbs	3969
Lebanese Proverbs	77
Lithuanian Proverbs	52
Malagasy Proverbs	150
Malawian Proverbs	63
Malay Proverbs	55
Maltese Proverbs	145
Manx Proverbs	68
Mexican Proverbs	303
Moroccan Proverbs	197
Myanmaran Proverbs	52
Namibian Proverbs	50
Native American Proverbs	86
Nigerian Proverbs	118
Norse Proverbs	63
Norwegian Proverbs	107
Palestinian Proverbs	68
Persian Proverbs	428
Polish Proverbs	279
Portuguese Proverbs	1607
Portuguese, Spanish Proverbs	76
Romanian Proverbs	1856
Russian Proverbs	1190
Scotch Proverbs	843
Scottish Gaelic Proverbs	73
Scottish Proverbs	1432
Senegalese Proverbs	74
Serbian Proverbs	74
Sicilian Proverbs	1251
Somali Proverbs	77
South African Proverbs	63
Spanish Proverbs	3628
Swahili Proverbs	447
Swedish Proverbs	421
Thai Proverbs	88
Tibetan Proverbs	105
Traditional Proverbs	828
Turkish Proverbs	530
Ugandan Proverbs	61
Ukrainian Proverbs	57
Vietnamese Proverbs	137
Welsh Proverbs	143
Xhosa Proverbs	54
Yiddish Proverbs	688
Yoruba Proverbs	64
Yugoslavian Proverbs	51

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Data Columns:
The "collection of classic proverbs and sayings" database has the following information fields:

1. Origin: Origin or source of the proverb or saying.
2. Proverb: The proverb or saying.

Data Example:

Origin	Proverb
Afghan	A little water is a sea to an ant.
African	He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense.
African	When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
American	Good fences make good neighbors.
American	I'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies.".
American	Never miss a good chance to shut up.
American	Pain is forgotten where gain comes.
Arabian	Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arabian	Trust in God, but tie your camel.
Chinese	Learning is treasure no thief can touch.
Danish	Every fool thinks he is clever enough.
Dutch	When the dog is down, every one is ready to bite him.
English	Actions speak louder than words.
French	He who chooses takes the worst.
German	The one-eyed is a king among the blind.
Latin	Wisdom does not consist in dress.
Indian	A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell.
Indian	A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.
Indian	Better lie than gossip.
Japanese	The eyes are the mirror of the soul.

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