Abstract
A proverb is an anonymous, concise and usually allegorical expression of an observation regarding some truth, value, or fact of everyday life, sometimes giving a warning or an admonition. It is regarded as a popular phrase summarizing experience or expressing a collective knowledge of a people, and incorporating venerable practical wisdom handed down over generations.
1. Introduction
The Greek word for ‘proverb’, paroimía, is a compound from the preposition pará (…