Over 50,000 proverbs in 70 European languages and dialects arranged in around 2,500 sets of semantic equivalents.

This concise edition of the definitive 3-volume Dictionary of European Proverbs constitutes a fascinating collection of proverbs in 29 languages. The entries ar

This Dictionary contains over 50,000 proverbs, in some 70 European languages and dialects, arranged in 2,500 sets. It is the fruits of over 40 years of collecti

Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was

This fully revised and updated edition of a book that has sold over 50,000 copies worldwide since 1993 includes new entries. Linda and Roger Flavell trace the o