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Spanish (1503)

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English (384)

American (183)

Chinese (121)

Italian (68)

Russian (58)

Latin (46)

Greek (16)

German (15)

Jewish (15)

Romanian (13)

Arab (11)

Japanese (11)

Native American (9)

Polish (8)

Afghan (7)

Danish (7)

Scottish (7)

Swedish (7)

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Explore over 4,000 proverbs from 80+ cultures and countries. Click on an origin below to see all proverbs from that culture.

A

Afghan (7 proverbs)

African (4 proverbs)

African(zulu) (1 proverb)

American (183 proverbs)

Arab (11 proverbs)

Arabian (1 proverb)

Arabic (3 proverbs)

B

Balinese (1 proverb)

Belgian (2 proverbs)

Benjamin Franklin (6 proverbs)

Biblical (5 proverbs)

Boy Scout Motto (1 proverb)

Burmese (1 proverb)

C

Canadian (2 proverbs)

Chinese (121 proverbs)

Colombian (1 proverb)

Confucius (2 proverbs)

Czech (3 proverbs)

D

Danish (7 proverbs)

Dutch (5 proverbs)

E

English (384 proverbs)

Ethiopian (1 proverb)

F

French (1486 proverbs)

French Sundial Motto (1 proverb)

G

Gaelic (1 proverb)

German (15 proverbs)

Greek (16 proverbs)

H

Haitian (2 proverbs)

Hebrew (1 proverb)

Hindu (2 proverbs)

I

Indian (2 proverbs)

Irish (5 proverbs)

Italian (68 proverbs)

J

Jamaican (1 proverb)

Japanese (11 proverbs)

Jewish (15 proverbs)

K

Kenyan (1 proverb)

Khalil Gibran (1 proverb)

Kurdish (1 proverb)

L

Latin (46 proverbs)

Legal (1 proverb)

Libyan (1 proverb)

M

Macedonian (1 proverb)

Malayan (3 proverbs)

Maori (1 proverb)

Miscellaneous (6 proverbs)

Miscellaneous Prover (1 proverb)

Moorish (1 proverb)

N

Native American (9 proverbs)

P

Persian (4 proverbs)

Philippine (1 proverb)

Polish (8 proverbs)

Portuguese (1 proverb)

R

Roman (1 proverb)

Romanian (13 proverbs)

Russian (58 proverbs)

S

Samurai (1 proverb)

Scandinavian (1 proverb)

Scottish (7 proverbs)

Scottish Clock Motto (1 proverb)

Shan (1 proverb)

Slovenian (1 proverb)

Spanish (1503 proverbs)

Sufi (1 proverb)

Swahili (1 proverb)

Swedish (7 proverbs)

Swiss (1 proverb)

T

Talmud (1 proverb)

Texan (2 proverbs)

Tibetan (1 proverb)

Turkish (3 proverbs)

U

Ukranian (2 proverbs)

Unknown (1 proverb)

V

Venezuelan (1 proverb)

W

Welsh (1 proverb)

Y

Yiddish (3 proverbs)

Yoruba (1 proverb)

Yugoslav (1 proverb)

Z

Zulu (1 proverb)