proverb

The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

It’s a proverb Ms. Godwin has kept in mind while deep in her own work, though her time left to wrap up manuscripts isn’t infinite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

But if you invest for the long term, recognize that the economic sectors poised to grow more than average are those that help people become, as the old proverb has it, healthy, wealthy and wise.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

"There's an African proverb that says, 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together' and so my desire is to go far and together."

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

“Nwanne di na mba,” Richard said, enigmatically, hoping that he had not mixed things up and that the proverb meant that one’s brother could come from a different land.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

His lyrics are different from Chinese rappers who try to compete in the complexity of their rhymes, often using chengyu, four-character literary proverbs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

In his speech littered with Silk Road references and colourful proverbs, Mr Xi continued to stress this point.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

Asked about what appeared to be a ban on coverage of him on state media, Prigozhin used a series of Russian proverbs to poke fun at those responsible: "What is forbidden is always sweeter."

From Reuters ● May 28, 2023

For four months, Phan has helped to guide the current crop of contestants, working on speaking skills and learning cultural proverbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

The historian David Arkush once compared Russian and Chinese peasant proverbs, and the differences are striking.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell