(1) There is literal truth in the proverb that habit is second nature.

(2) It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness, as a rough translation of a Chinese proverb goes.

(3) To quote a Kannada proverb it is like water off a buffalo's back.

(4) When I was younger I had had a Polish violin teacher, and she had told me a Yiddish proverb that proved to be the truth.

(5) It's an ancient proverb

(6) Sheikh Mo, who fancies himself a prophet of modernisation, likes to impress visitors with clever proverbs and heavy aphorisms.

(7) His sayings and proverbs , which embodied his philosophy of life, were handed down from generation to generation.

(8) Adinkra symbols usually represent popular proverbs , adages or traditional concepts in Ghanaian culture.

(9) He is well known for weaving proverbs and traditional storytelling into the western form of the novel.

(10) It's tough to choose a single epitaph for a man who invoked so many epigrams and proverbs .

(11) They still exchange mnemonic sayings, adages and proverbs .

(12) Riddles, proverbs , and sayings that describe proper behavior for both young and old Kenyans are still common.

(13) The epic by Waris is interspersed with proverbs , sayings, folktales, history and poetry par excellence.

(14) Beware of proverbs : they are a snare and a delusion.

(15) The shrewdness and sharpness of his proverbs and his forceful epigrams serve, in an exceptional degree, to make ethical ideas a popular possession.

(16) Riddles and proverbs can influence each other and sometimes a piece of advice in proverb form can be turned into a riddle, or vice versa.

(17) Norwegians tend to integrate sayings and proverbs into daily conversations.

(18) I hate wise proverbs , as a rule, but the one about u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510all work and no playu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb certainly springs to mind.

(19) Songs, stories, proverbs , and sayings have been passed down over thousands of years.

(20) He gives his advice with old Iraqi proverbs and quotes from the Koran.