Proverbs, Idioms, and Sayings in the Yahoo! Directory

Qwiel Maltin - Maltese Proverbs
Traditional proverbs and idioms from Malta, with English translations. Browse proverbs on topics such as men and women, life, death, and money.
www.aboutmalta.com/grazio/qwiel2.html
Creative Proverbs From Around the World
Proverbs search engine that permits you to search proverbs from countries and cultures around the globe. Also includes a country and culture index for browsing.
www.creativeproverbs.com
Some Sicilian Proverbs
English translations of selected traditional sayings and proverbs from the Sicily region of Italy. Includes proverbs from as long ago as the Middle Ages as well as modern idioms.
www.bestofsicily.com/proverbs.htm
Samoan Sensation: Proverbs
Idioms and proverbs from formal Samoan, the form of the langauge used by matais when discussing matters of importance. In Samoan with English translations and comments.
www.samoa.co.uk/proverbs.html
Methali Za Kiswhaili - Swahili Proverbs
Lists proverbs and common sayings Swahili, with English translations for each.
www.mwambao.com/methali.htm
One Proverb
Click for a random proverb from anywhere in the world. One Proverb also features a searchable database of proverbs and their origins, as well as content for PDAs and iPods.
www.oneproverb.net
Common Greeting/Sayings in Ireland
Irish idioms and greetings, in Gaelic with an English translation. Also includes greeting responses, terms of endearment, and curses.
www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/Eire/7.5.1.html
List of proverbs - Wikiquote
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_proverbs
Fagan Finder: Quotations and Proverbs Search
Searchable collection of quotations and proverbs from Fagan Finder.
www.faganfinder.com/quotes
Southern Sayings
Collection of sayings from the American South. Includes a plain translation of each idiom for Yankees and other non-Southern readers.
www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html
Proverb Resources
Directory of proverb collections and resources online, including famous sayings from around the world as well as journals, organizations, and articles about proverb scholarship.
cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/index.html
Palestinian Popular Proverbs
Lists common Palestinian sayings and proverbs, in Arabic with English translations.From the Archive of Popular Proverbs in the July 1994 issue of Society & Heritage.
www.barghouti.com/folklore/proverbs
Biblical Proverbs@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Old_Testament/Proverbs
French Proverbs From 1611
Database of 17th-century French sayings and proverbs with English translations, from Randle Cotgrave's 1611 Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. Search proverbs alphabetically, or browse them by topic.
www.pbm.com/~lindahl/proverbs
Modern Lebanese Proverbs
Read sayings and proverbs from Lebanon, taken from A Dictionary of Modern Lebanese Proverbs by Anis Freyha. In Arabic with English translations.
almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/800/890/892/proverbs/freyha
Wisdom of the Welsh
Welsh proverbs, folk sayings, and idioms, organized by topics such as old age, youth, cheating, and death. Includes both original Welsh phrase and English translation.
britannia.com/wales/proverbs
Proverberator
Spoof proverb generator that creates new sayings by mixing and matching traditional terms. Includes a proverb of the day, online fortune teller, and a list of the actual proverbs used.
www.proverberator.com/en
Whakatauki - Maori Proverbs
Traditional Maori sayings and proverbs from New Zealand, in Ko Te Reo with English translations.
www.maori.org.nz/kotereo/?d=page&pid;=sp147
Bartleby.com: The Sayings of Confucius
Sayings attributed to Confucius, the legendary Chinese scholar and statesman who founded the philosophy known as Confucianism.
www.bartleby.com/44/1
Index of Kashmiri Proverbs
Traditional proverbs and sayings from the Kashmir region, in Kashmiri with English translations. From Kashmir.net.
www.kashmir.net/treasure/proverbs