Section: «Proverbs»
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. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore.
Never try to prove what nobody doubts
Never too much of a good thing
Never quit certainty for hope
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do (can be done) today
Never offer to teach fish to swim
Never fry a fish till it's caught
Never do things by halves
Never cast dirt into that fountain of which you have sometime drunk
Never cackle till your egg is laid
Needs must when the devil drives
Need makes the old wife trot
Necessity is the mother of invention
Name not a rope in his house that was hanged
Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
Money often unmakes the men who make it
