Proverbs across Europe - everyday wisdom for everyone
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. These sayings are called "proverbs".
Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. However, almost every culture has examples of its own unique proverbs. Learning proverbs can help you to understand the way that people in other cultures think about the world. Let's see what proverbs are common in Europe. How similar and different are our proverbs?
In the padlet below you can write a proverb in your own language with the English translation.