{"id":169,"date":"2011-07-02T01:41:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T19:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebusinessgems.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/collection-of-62000-classic-proverbs-and-sayings\/"},"modified":"2017-01-14T15:44:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T09:44:58","slug":"collection-of-62000-classic-proverbs-and-sayings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebusinessgems.com\/blog\/educational-database\/collection-of-62000-classic-proverbs-and-sayings\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection of 62,000+ Classic Proverbs and Sayings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proverbs and sayings 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.<\/p>\n

This is a comprehensive collection of 62,000+ classic proverbs and sayings<\/a>. 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. \u00a0The data is in comma delimited (CSV<\/a>)\u00a0format 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\u00a0count of proverbs from the 100+ major origins out of 350+ available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

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  1. Origin<\/em>: Origin or source of the proverb or saying.<\/li>\n
  2. Proverb<\/em>: The proverb or saying.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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Major Origin Count<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Origin<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Afghan Proverbs<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
African Proverbs<\/td>\n2116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albanian Proverbs<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Proverbs<\/td>\n1754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabian Proverbs<\/td>\n1346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armenian Proverbs<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashanti Proverbs<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asian-Indian Proverbs<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azerbaijani Proverbs<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bajan Proverbs<\/td>\n253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bantu Proverbs<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bengali Proverbs<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British Proverbs<\/td>\n582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulgarian Proverbs<\/td>\n202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burmese Proverbs<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroonian Proverbs<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese Proverbs<\/td>\n2490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congolese Proverbs<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsican Proverbs<\/td>\n345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creole Proverbs<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech Proverbs<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danish Proverbs<\/td>\n2720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darkovan Proverbs<\/td>\n252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch Proverbs<\/td>\n2331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch, German Proverbs<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egyptian Proverbs<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Proverbs<\/td>\n1857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonian Proverbs<\/td>\n204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopian Proverbs<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faroese Proverbs<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filipino Proverbs<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finnish Proverbs<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Proverbs<\/td>\n3659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaelic Proverbs<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgian Proverbs<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German Proverbs<\/td>\n3867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghanaian Proverbs<\/td>\n164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greek Proverbs<\/td>\n342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gypsy Proverbs<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haitian Proverbs<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaiian Proverbs<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hebrew Proverbs<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindu Proverbs<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungarian Proverbs<\/td>\n839<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Icelandic Proverbs<\/td>\n121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Igbo Proverbs<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Proverbs<\/td>\n334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian Proverbs<\/td>\n117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish Proverbs<\/td>\n1134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian Proverbs<\/td>\n3476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaican Proverbs<\/td>\n231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese Proverbs<\/td>\n892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jewish Proverbs<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kashmiri Proverbs<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenyan Proverbs<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kikuyu Proverbs<\/td>\n282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klingon Proverbs<\/td>\n246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean Proverbs<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kurdish Proverbs<\/td>\n183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Proverbs<\/td>\n3969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanese Proverbs<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuanian Proverbs<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malagasy Proverbs<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawian Proverbs<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malay Proverbs<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maltese Proverbs<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx Proverbs<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexican Proverbs<\/td>\n303<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moroccan Proverbs<\/td>\n197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myanmaran Proverbs<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibian Proverbs<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Native American Proverbs<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigerian Proverbs<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norse Proverbs<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norwegian Proverbs<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palestinian Proverbs<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Persian Proverbs<\/td>\n428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polish Proverbs<\/td>\n279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese Proverbs<\/td>\n1607<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese, Spanish Proverbs<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romanian Proverbs<\/td>\n1856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian Proverbs<\/td>\n1190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scotch Proverbs<\/td>\n843<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic Proverbs<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Proverbs<\/td>\n1432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegalese Proverbs<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbian Proverbs<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sicilian Proverbs<\/td>\n1251<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somali Proverbs<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South African Proverbs<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish Proverbs<\/td>\n3628<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swahili Proverbs<\/td>\n447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swedish Proverbs<\/td>\n421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai Proverbs<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tibetan Proverbs<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Proverbs<\/td>\n828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish Proverbs<\/td>\n530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ugandan Proverbs<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukrainian Proverbs<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnamese Proverbs<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh Proverbs<\/td>\n143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xhosa Proverbs<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yiddish Proverbs<\/td>\n688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yoruba Proverbs<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yugoslavian Proverbs<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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Proverbs and sayings 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 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[83],"tags":[91,90,92,84],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n

Origin<\/th>\nProverb<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Afghan<\/td>\nA little water is a sea to an ant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
African<\/td>\nHe who talks incessantly, talks nonsense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
African<\/td>\nWhen elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American<\/td>\nGood fences make good neighbors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American<\/td>\nI’d rather have them say “There he goes” than “Here he lies.”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American<\/td>\nNever miss a good chance to shut up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American<\/td>\nPain is forgotten where gain comes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabian<\/td>\nExamine what is said, not him who speaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabian<\/td>\nTrust in God, but tie your camel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese<\/td>\nLearning is treasure no thief can touch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danish<\/td>\nEvery fool thinks he is clever enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch<\/td>\nWhen the dog is down, every one is ready to bite him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>\nActions speak louder than words.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>\nHe who chooses takes the worst.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>\nThe one-eyed is a king among the blind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin<\/td>\nWisdom does not consist in dress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian<\/td>\nA pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian<\/td>\nA thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian<\/td>\nBetter lie than gossip.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese<\/td>\nThe eyes are the mirror of the soul.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n