Proverbs, Idioms, and Sayings in the Yahoo! Directory

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
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
Quotesandsayings.com: Proverbs and Sayings
Proverbs and sayings from national and cultural perspectives around the world. Organzied alphabetically.
www.quotesandsayings.com/proverbial.htm
Haitian Proverbs
Proverbs and wisdom from the Haiti, in Haitian with English translation. Includes photographs of the island nation.
www.haitianproverbs.com
Qwiel Maltin - Maltese Proverbs
Traditional proverbs and idioms from Malta, with English translations. Browse proverbs on topics such as men and women, life, death, and money.
www.aboutmalta.com/grazio/qwiel2.html
Methali Za Kiswhaili - Swahili Proverbs
Lists proverbs and common sayings Swahili, with English translations for each.
www.mwambao.com/methali.htm
Samoan Proverbs
Traditional sayings and proverbs from Samoa, with English translations. Includes proverbs based on pigeon hunting, fishing, games, and feasts.
www.samoalive.com/samoan_proverbs.htm
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
Some Yemeni Proverbs
Proverbs and sayings from Yemen, with English translations as well as the original Arabic. Compiled by Najla Abu-Taleb and the British-Yemeni Society.
www.al-bab.com/bys/articles/abutaleb98.htm
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
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
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
List of proverbs - Wikiquote
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_proverbs
Fagan Finder: Quotations and Proverbs Search
Searchable collection of quotations and proverbs from Fagan Finder.
www.faganfinder.com/quotes
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
Palestinian Popular Proverbs
Lists common Palestinian sayings and proverbs, in Arabic with English translations.From the Archive of Popular Proverbs in the July 1994 issue of Society & Heritage.
www.barghouti.com/folklore/proverbs
Yiddish Proverbs
Short selection of Yiddish proverbs, in Yiddish with translations in English and Polish.
www.cyf-kr.edu.pl/~ufsitarz/magda/yidprov.html
Biblical Proverbs@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Old_Testament/Proverbs
French Proverbs From 1611
Database of 17th-century French sayings and proverbs with English translations, from Randle Cotgrave's 1611 Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. Search proverbs alphabetically, or browse them by topic.
www.pbm.com/~lindahl/proverbs
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