Folk wisdom comes to a person in fairy tales, proverbs and sayings. In ancient times, when the people did not have books, short but clear sayings in proverbs and sayings taught people how to live. For all occasions, you can find a simple but complete answer, how to live right. There are proverbs about work that will help to make a hardworking person out of a lazy person. There are proverbs about theft that will warn about the consequences of this unseemly act.
The difference between a proverb and a saying
In ordinary life, these two words are used together. In fact, there is a major difference between them. A proverb is a wise folk saying that briefly and succinctly speaks about the meaning of the teaching contained in it.
Examples of proverbs:
- "Don't go into the water if you don't know the ford." It immediately becomes clear that without properly studying the business that a person decided to do, he can make a lot of mistakes, andnothing good will come of such an undertaking.
- "Better to see once than hear a hundred times." From this proverb it becomes clear that when a person sees any action or object, he will quickly form the correct opinion about it. It’s just that it’s much more difficult to understand the situation from the stories.
A saying is just a beautiful expression that is cited as an example of certain actions, objects or people. Saying Examples:
- "Dog in the manger" - that is, neither to himself nor to people.
- "Not everything is Shrovetide for a cat" means that everything in life does not go smoothly.
Proverbs about thefts
Such a bad deed as theft is reflected in folk proverbs about theft. On the one hand, these proverbs warn honest people about the possibility of encountering a bad person who is capable of stealing. On the other hand, they warn thieves about the consequences of a robbery. For example, the proverb about theft "The thief's hat burns" appeared as a result of a folk trick.
In ancient times there were thefts in the bazaar, but no one could catch the thief. Then one savvy person came up with a trap for the thief. On another market day, when there were a lot of people at the market, he shouted: "Look! The cap is on fire on the thief!" The man who was a market thief grabbed his hat and was thus caught.
Different proverbs about robberies
Theft has been the most common vice in society since ancient timesof people. Therefore, there are a great many proverbs about theft and robbers. They were formed from the life experience of people who lived in the old days. But even today they remain relevant, because theft and robbery are still the most common crime in the world. Such proverbs teach people how to avoid theft from their home. For example: "Without a lock and without a fence you will not get away from a thief", this saying warns of the need to protect your home, to protect it from the possibility of dishonest people entering.
One of the proverbs directly indicates that it is almost impossible to exterminate such a vice as theft: "The pestilence and the thief will never end." It compares theft with sickness and death. Another proverb warns: "It is not the thief who steals, but the one who indulges him."
Often in proverbs thieves are beaten and condemned, for example: "He who eats from other people's dishes is beaten" or "Whoever takes without asking will be without a nose."
Proverbs about good and bad deeds
Folk wisdom is rich in sayings about human behavior for both good and bad:
- One plows and seven dance.
- You won't do good if you lie in business.
- Be brave for a good deed.
- Rechist, but not clean on hand.
- Found, but did not tell, it's the same as stolen.
- Stole once, became a thief for life.
- Stretched day, wide open night.
- Think first, then speak.
- By talkingprince, but on business dirt.
Here are just a few examples of such proverbs, and the list can go on forever.
