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  • Arthropod Proverbs
    Insect proverbs compiled by Donald W. Hall, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida.
    http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/proverbs.htm
     
  • Creative Proverbs from Around the World
    Search or browse 12,000 proverbs from 300 cultures and countries.
    http://creativeproverbs.com/
     
  • De Proverbio
    Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, and bibliographies.
    http://www.deproverbio.com/
     
  • Discursive Modes Collection: Proverb Resources
    Definitions, proverb collections with search option, articles, and links.
    http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/
     
  • Gleaner's Links: Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims
    Links to sites with proverbs, sayings, and maxims in their original languages.
    http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bureau/8759/langlinks/reading-proverbs.html
     
  • Insects: Citations and Proverbs
    A collection of citations, proverbs, and expressions about insects and spiders.
    http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/proverbs_insects.htm
     
  • International Proverbs - Simple Truths
    Small collection of proverbs, explained by children (in English).
    http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/traditional-proverbs.htm
     
  • One Proverb
    Selected proverbs from around the world listed and randomly displayed.
    http://oneproverb.net/
     
  • Proverberator.com
    Automated generator creates new proverbs from the existing ones by replacing a random word with another.
    http://www.proverberator.com/en/
     
  • Proverbs and Reality
    Article by Gyula Paczolay, University of Veszprém, discussing reality/truth in proverbs.
    http://www.mek.iif.hu/porta/szint/tarsad/nyelvtud/proverbs/html/proverbs.htm
     
  • Proverbs by Countries of Origin
    Browse and search through proverbs from more than 50 countries.
    http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/origins.asp
     
  • Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations, Sources - Windsor Castle
    Collection of wise sayings from several peoples and cultures at the WIndsor Castle website.
    http://oaks.nvg.org/pega5.html
     
  • The Matti Kuusi International Type System of Proverbs
    Browse or search an international database and type system of proverbs.
    http://lauhakan.home.cern.ch/lauhakan/cerp.html
     
  • The Quotations Home Page - Annoying Proverbs
    Proverbs that are repeated with such frequency that they grate on your nerves each time you hear them.
    http://www.theotherpages.org/quote-07.html
     
  • The Quotations Homepage - Proverbial Wisdom
    More than 600 proverbs (in English) collected from around the world, listed alphabetically.
    http://www.theotherpages.org/quote-05.html
     
  • The Tartu Research Group of Paremiology
    Article on the history of Estonian paremiography, by Arvo Krikmann and Ingrid Sarv, published in the E-zine Folklore.
    http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol2/mieder.htm
     
  • The Tropical Landscapes of Proverbia
    Article by Hernadi and Steen discussing form and function of proverbs.
    http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Culture/Hernadi_Steen_99.html
     
  • World of Proverbs
    Listed by country and topic (in English).
    http://www.geocities.com/fiqabil/
     
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