‘THOSE who live in a glasshouse should change clothes in dark’, goes the anti-proverb, parodying the last part of the famous saying that advises to refrain from throwing stones. Anti-proverb is a ...

A PROVERB, says the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘a short pithy saying in common and recognized use; a concise sentence, often metaphorical or alliterative in form, which is held to express some truth ...

A book has just been published which gathers together a whole range of proverbs in both Irish and English. The book is by Liam Mac Con Iomaire and the bulk of the photographs are by Bill Doyle. Report ...

PROVERBS not only are packed with wisdom, but they also reflect the culture, society and the people who use them. Studying proverbs may lead to analyses that have linguistic as well as cultural ...

The winner of the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their work published on CBC Books and have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing ...

Vol. 2 has special t.-p.: African proverbs, tales and historical fragments. Reprint of the London ed., 1885-86.