Proverb


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 **Definition::** A short saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.


 * Origin::** from Latin: proverbium

**See Also::** axiom   **Examples** from text:

1) In The 46 Local by John Lynch is an example of a story that possesses a proverb. A summary of the proverb is below:  -"The cause of her tears is regularly shared with her fellow passengers, and is different each week. Variety is the spice of life." This proverb is used here to state that Mary Jane surrounds herself with many different people on the bus each week. Having and experiencing a lot of different things is what makes your life interesting is the meaning behind this proverb.  2) In Surfaces by Peggy Hansen is another example of a story that possesses a proverb. A summary of the proverb is below:  -"Food is coated with the killers too, whole crowds of unseen pathogens, from the soil, the air, everywhere. Sometimes, ignorance damn sure can be bliss." This proverb is used here to state that not knowing what is on the food can't hurt you. The meaning of this proverb comes from the fact that, "what you don't know cannot hurt you." <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">

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