Proverbs

Today I am in a hurry, so this post will maybe be a bit shorter. This time I'll write about proverbs. How to define them? Well, at wordnet.princeton.edu it is defined as a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
The study of proverbs is called paremiology (Greek word paremia - proverb) and can be dated back to time of Aristotle.
Proverbs have certain basic stylistic features. As to The Perception of Proverbiality (1984) by Shirley Arora those features are:
alliteration (Forgive and forget)
parallelism (Nothing ventured, nothing gained)
rhyme (When the cat is away, the mice will play)
ellipsis (Once bitten, twice shy)
It is quite common that same or similar proverbs appear in different nations and cultures.
There is a huge number of different proverbs in my Croatia. Here are only few of them...
A good friend is worth more than a bad brother.
An empty barrel sings in the wind.
Check before you bite if it is bread or a stone.
Polite words open iron gates.
To follow everyone is wrong, to follow no one is worse.
Let me finish today's post with proverbs from several parts of the World.
A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan. (Japan)
A blind cat catches only a dead rat. (China)
A book holds a house of gold. (China)
A beetle is a beauty in the eyes of his mother. (Italy)
Do not drink from a well and throw a stone into it. (Palestine)
A bad hair cut is two people's shame. (Denmark)
Well, that's it. Have a pleasant weekend. See you tomorrow. Bye!!!