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.

Forewarned is forearmed

Forbidden fruit is sweet

Forbearance is no acquittance

For the love of the game

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Fools never know when they are well

Fools may sometimes speak to the purpose

Fools grow without watering

Fools and madmen speak the truth

Fool's haste is no speed

Follow the river and you'll get to the sea

Fish begins to stink at the head

Fish and company stink in three days

First think, then speak

First deserve and then desire

First come, first served

First catch your hare

Fine words butter no parsnips

Fine feathers make fine birds

Feast today and fast tomorrow

Faults are thick where love is thin

Fasting comes after feasting

Far from eye, far from heart

Familiarity breeds contempt

False friends are worse than open enemies