The proverbial collector: for decades, the University of Vermont's Wolfgang Mieder has been tracking the origins of thousand of common American proverbs. (Interview) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: January 13, 1992| Author: Sanoff, Alvin P. | COPYRIGHT 1992 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Proverbs, concise statements typically not exceeding eight words, contain apparent truths. All immigrant groups coming to the US brought proverbs with them. Many famous people, including Benjamin Franklin, popularized proverbs that they did not write themselves.

Proverbs are concise statements-usually no more than seven to eight words-of an apparent truth that has currency. Notice I said apparent. Proverbs do not pr vide universal truths. After all, when compared, some are absolu...

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