Talk:Proverb

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Why not hold the language specific proverbs by (or refer to) pages of the referring wikipedia projects?

e.g. German proverbs in German wikipedia

This is open for debate. Logically it would be better but on the other hand there should be some meeting point with a proverb equivalents.
Kpjas

I have moved the following statement from the main page to here until it gets clarified:

One may look at it as a science of the old times and primitive peoples even now.

First, I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean. Can you elaborate?

Second, "primitive peoples" is not a very helpful term. If you mean a primary oral (or pre-literate) society, this is what you should say.

I still don't see how a list of proverbs constitutes an encyclopedia article, or why such lists should be in an encyclopedia. --LMS

It isn't an encyclopedia article. This should be transfered to Wikiquote. LDan 22:36, 2 Nov 2003 (UTC)
A list of proverbs could constitute an encyclopedia article if it is joined with explanations of worldview of the people that made the proverbs. Nikola 04:02, 3 Nov 2003 (UTC)

They're here: Proverbs at WikiQuote --Xyzt1234 21:17, 22 June 2007 (UTC)


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[edit] Afghan proverbs missing.

Where are the Afghan proverbs, and a few other languages, which were there a few days ago?

[edit] Question

I have a question. If there are pronouns and proverbs, why aren't there proadjectives? 71.0.240.5 01:40, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Projective. Erudecorp 20:44, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poor Richard's Almanac Really Accessible

My website quotes Poor Richard's Almanac. It is indexed (with a search engine, too) and has relaxed copyrights. Help yourself. (It's true that I have also as Franklin says "gravely quoted myself." But those quotes are clearly labeled as updates of Franklin's and can be easily ignored.)

You needn't take time to reply, but help yourself if you like.

Congratulations on the help you give others.

Best Regards,

John McCall

www.benandverse.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.215.28.141 (talk) 17:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC).


[edit] Fillipino Proverbs

I don't see why the Fillipino section should be there - if there is a reason, then the text definitely needs to be changed. This is something would belong on a Fillipino page, not on the Proverbs page. The proverbs page is about the definition and usage and types of proverbs, and does not - with this exception - go into detail about proverbs in different cultures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Computer Guru (talk • contribs) 13:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lebanese Proverbs

Is this a joke I'm not getting? Even if it is meaningful in some other language, it's gibberish in English. I'd think it was vandalism, but according to the history, it's been there since the page first started. I'm quite confused. --Ueli-PLS (talk) 05:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)