Proverbs, Idioms, and Sayings in the Yahoo! Directory

Armenian Sayings Illustrated
sayings and proverbs from Armenia, with translations, and transliterations, and quirky illustrations showing the literal meaning of the phrase.
www.cilicia.com/armo_khosk.html
Creative Proverbs From Around the World
Proverbs search engine that permits you to search proverbs from countries and cultures around the globe. Also includes a country and culture index for browsing.
www.creativeproverbs.com
Contemplate
Offers a random quote, saying, or proverb for your contemplation. Click to see more quotes, or search the proverb database for a particular saying by keyword.
www.contemplate.us
Some Sicilian Proverbs
English translations of selected traditional sayings and proverbs from the Sicily region of Italy. Includes proverbs from as long ago as the Middle Ages as well as modern idioms.
www.bestofsicily.com/proverbs.htm
Latin Sayings
Collection of famous Latin phrases, with translations into English and information about the source.
www.rktekt.com/ck/LatSayings.html
Olelo No'eau: Proverbs of Hawaii
Collection of ancient Hawaiian sayings and proverbs, with their English translations and equivalents.
www.k12.hi.us/~waianaeh/waianhi/olelo.html
Irish Toasts, Blessings, Proverbs & Quotes
Sayings, blessings, curses, quotations, proverbs, and drinking toasts from Ireland.
www.corsinet.com/trivia/irish.html
Italian Proverbs
Randomly displays a traditional proverb or saying from Italy, in Italian with an English translation. Click to see more proverbs.
www.montepescali.com/proverbs-button.html
Fagan Finder: Quotations and Proverbs Search
Searchable collection of quotations and proverbs from Fagan Finder.
www.faganfinder.com/quotes
Methali Za Kiswhaili - Swahili Proverbs
Lists proverbs and common sayings Swahili, with English translations for each.
www.mwambao.com/methali.htm
Wise Old Sayings
Features inspirational stories, facts, proverbs, quotations, wit, and wisdom.
www.wiseoldsayings.com
Enigman's Favourite Latin Sayings
Selected Latin phrases and sayings from Ancient Rome, with their English meanings and translations.
members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/latin.html
Southern Sayings
Collection of sayings from the American South. Includes a plain translation of each idiom for Yankees and other non-Southern readers.
www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html
Common Greeting/Sayings in Ireland
Irish idioms and greetings, in Gaelic with an English translation. Also includes greeting responses, terms of endearment, and curses.
www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/Eire/7.5.1.html
Samoan Sensation: Proverbs
Idioms and proverbs from formal Samoan, the form of the langauge used by matais when discussing matters of importance. In Samoan with English translations and comments.
www.samoa.co.uk/proverbs.html
Proverberator
Spoof proverb generator that creates new sayings by mixing and matching traditional terms. Includes a proverb of the day, online fortune teller, and a list of the actual proverbs used.
www.proverberator.com/en
Wisdom of the Welsh
Welsh proverbs, folk sayings, and idioms, organized by topics such as old age, youth, cheating, and death. Includes both original Welsh phrase and English translation.
britannia.com/wales/proverbs
Index of Kashmiri Proverbs
Traditional proverbs and sayings from the Kashmir region, in Kashmiri with English translations. From Kashmir.net.
www.kashmir.net/treasure/proverbs
Whakatauki - Maori Proverbs
Traditional Maori sayings and proverbs from New Zealand, in Ko Te Reo with English translations.
www.maori.org.nz/kotereo/?d=page&pid=sp147
One Proverb
Click for a random proverb from anywhere in the world. One Proverb also features a searchable database of proverbs and their origins, as well as content for PDAs and iPods.
www.oneproverb.net