Proverbs and sayings have every nation. They are often used in everyday speech. They express the artistic talent of the people and reflect their traditions. Such a unique genre form as proverbs and sayings is a collection of answers for all occasions. They have long helped to make the right decisions, to express their opinion about the world around them.
What is the difference between a proverb and a saying
The proverb just expresses an emotional attitude to a certain event: "Everyone has his ambition." The proverb does not moralize, it is just a part of a sentence, an unfinished form. It gives the language a peculiar color.
Proverbs about a person are instructive. For example: "A patient person always wins." They are whole sentences, complete thoughts. For ease of memorization, many proverbs consist of 2 rhyming parts.
Proverbs and sayings about a person
Man has always been interested in his own and other people's behavior, character traits and traditions of other people. As Russian folk wisdom says, “a person is harder than a stone, but at the same time more tender than a flower.” She isreveals the changing nature of human nature. It is echoed by another saying - "Rivers and mountains are easy to change, character is difficult."
There are also many deep sayings. "Every person builds his own happiness" - say the British. They also believe that "the bull must be taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue." The British are also sure that “there are no people who would always act wisely.”
Proverbs about a person:
- greedy will not bring good to anyone, and even more so to himself;
- man is not an angel so as not to sin;
- not a place decorates people, but people make a place;
- man from man is like earth from heaven;
- don't know the ford - don't go into the water;
- beware of the goat in front, the horse behind, and the dashing man on each side;
- Russian is strong in hindsight;
- a person is a set of habits.
Proverbs about human qualities
"Red and red - a dangerous man" - so they thought in Russia. People with fiery-colored hair were considered witches and sorcerers, creatures of evil spirits. In addition to superstitions, a large number of wise proverbs and sayings about the qualities of a person were present in Russian folk art:
- I live as I want, not as people need (independence of judgment);
- and eternal fun gets boring (the desire for peace);
- sometimes people themselves are unaware of the qualities they possess;
- in a person it is not the rank that matters, but the beginning;
- a tree is understood by its fruits, and people byaffairs;
- birds are given wings, and humans are given minds;
- self-lover loves no one;
- our urchin ripened everywhere (quickness);
- know how to stay with people and invite them to your place (hospitality);
- kindness without reason is empty;
- modesty adorns a person;
- he brewed, he himself and disentangle (responsibility);
- he who is neat is also pleasant to people.
Proverbs and sayings from different countries
Culture features of different countries reflect national sayings and proverbs about a person.
Chinese sayings:
- the strong have desires, the weak have dreams;
- flowers bloom forever, but a person cannot always be happy;
- a smile on the lips, and a knife in the heart;
- noble does not remember the old evil.
Koreans consider defeat to be the mother of success. They also believe that the character of a man cannot be determined by the face. Also, Korean proverbs say that a sly one will eventually become a servant of a simple person.
Jewish proverbs about a person:
- no one needs to envy, everyone has their own grief;
- if you need to get to know a person, invite him on a difficult hike.
As the Japanese proverb says: "One does not know one's own smell." Personal qualities and behaviors may seem quite acceptable to a person, but often it is not.
