English proverbs (Y)
Proverbs are popularly defined as short expressions of popular wisdom. Efforts to improve on the popular definition have not led to a more precise definition. The wisdom is in the form of a general observation about the world or a bit of advice, sometimes more nearly an attitude toward a situation.
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- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
- You reap what you sow.
- The younger brother the better gentleman.
- Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721
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