African
African Proverbs, African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories, Akan Goldweights and Proverbs, Ethiopian Proverbs Homepage, Helpful African Proverbs, Kiswahili Proverbs, Methali za Kiswahili - Kiswahili Proverbs, Methali za Kiswahili - Swahili Proverbs, Motherland Nigeria: Proverbs, Proverb and Culture in the Novels of Chinua Achebe
Asian
Common Malay Proverbs, Comparative Proverbs, Old Adages and Sayings: Thai, Gender-Related Lanna (Northern Thai) Proverbs, Index of Kashmiri Proverbs, Mongolia Today: Wisdom of Nomads, Mongolia Today: Wisdom of Nomads, Nihon no Kotowaza, Sexuality, Unchastity and Fertility: Economy of Pr, Thai Proverbs, Thai Proverbs and Sayings
European
750 Magyar Közmondás - 750 Hungarian Proverbs, A Cognitive Approach to Some Basque Proverbs of th, A Collection of Scotch Proverbs, About.com: Spanish Proverbs - Refranes, Best of Sicily - Sicilian Proverbs, Buber's Basque Page: Esaera Zaharrak, Cracow's Yiddish Page, Dictionary of Proverbs and Sayings, English-Romanian Dictionary of Equivalent Proverbs, Famous Sicilian Proverbs & Expressions
Latin American
Brazilian Proverbs, Day of the Dead Popular Sayings, Folklore, Lo Mexicano, and Proverbs, Guyanese Proverbs, Haitian Proverbs, Haitian Proverbs: An integral part of the Creole L, Jamaica Proverbs, LatinAmericaPress.org: Creole Advice, Popular Salvadoran Sayings, Rasta/Patois Jamaican Phrases and Proverbs
Middle Eastern
100 Afghan Proverbs, A Collection of Palestinian Proverbs, Afghan Proverbs, Afghan Proverbs, Afghanistan Online: Proverbs, Apricots Tomorrow, Arabic Proverbs, Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative (ATON), Armenian Sayings Illustrated, As the Arabs Say...
North American
Dictionary of Proverbs in American Country Music H, Proverbs, Proverbs in mexican American Tradition, Selections from Poor Richard's Almanac
Oceanian
Hawaiian Words of Wisdom - `Ôlelo No`eau, He Whakatauki!, Matariki Proverbs, Olelo No'eau: Proverbs of the Ancient Hawaiia, Rotuman Proverb of the Week, Samoan Proverbs, Samoan Sensation - Proverbs, Tahitian Proverbs and Riddles, Traditional Maori Proverbs - Some General Themes, Ydkdy's Palauan Proverbs
Arthropod Proverbs
Insect proverbs compiled by Donald W. Hall, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida.
Creative Proverbs from Around the World
Search or browse 12,000 proverbs from 300 cultures and countries.
De Proverbio
Electronic journal devoted to paremiology (study of proverbs) and paremiography (collection of proverbs), presenting excerpts of scholarly articles, proverb collections, and bibliographies.
Discursive Modes Collection: Proverb Resources
Definitions, proverb collections with search option, articles, and links.
Gleaner's Links: Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims
Links to sites with proverbs, sayings, and maxims in their original languages.
Insects: Citations and Proverbs
A collection of citations, proverbs, and expressions about insects and spiders.
International Proverbs - Simple Truths
Small collection of proverbs, explained by children (in English).
One Proverb
Selected proverbs from around the world listed and randomly displayed.
Proverberator.com
Automated generator creates new proverbs from the existing ones by replacing a random word with another.
Proverbes
Various collections of French and international proverbs (in French, some bilingual).
Proverbs and Reality
Article by Gyula Paczolay, University of Veszprém, discussing reality/truth in proverbs.
Proverbs by Countries of Origin
Browse and search through proverbs from more than 50 countries.
Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations, Sources - Windsor
Collection of wise sayings from several peoples and cultures at the WIndsor Castle website.
The Matti Kuusi International Type System of Prove
Browse or search an international database and type system of proverbs.
The Quotations Home Page - Annoying Proverbs
Proverbs that are repeated with such frequency that they grate on your nerves each time you hear them.
The Quotations Homepage - Proverbial Wisdom
More than 600 proverbs (in English) collected from around the world, listed alphabetically.
The Tartu Research Group of Paremiology
Article on the history of Estonian paremiography, by Arvo Krikmann & Ingrid Sarv, published in the E-zine Folklore.
The Tropical Landscapes of Proverbia
Article by Hernadi and Steen discussing form and function of proverbs.