What really are proverbs, where do they come from, how are they disseminated and what function do they have in modern society? Those are questions that are often asked when people reflect on the ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens the face his neighbor,” is almost universally seen as positive. Some view this maxim as an example of “tough love,” others as a rewording of a ...

Since the publication of Sassoon's edition of Samuel Hannagid's Ben Mishle it has attracted the attention of scholars as one of the most important and richest creations in Hebrew proverb literature, ...

"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together." That was one piece of advice passed along at the just-concluded Democratic National Convention. The words were spoken by New ...

Nancy Mason Bradbury retired in the Spring of 2021. She continues to teach in Perspectives on Book Studies, the gateway course for the Book Studies Concentration, and to write about the poetry of ...

An author of more than 20 books, he was celebrated worldwide for telling African stories to a captivated world audience. He was also accorded his country’s highest award for intellectual achievement, ...