Have you ever wondered about all of the proverbs, or sayings, that you hear about all the time? It seems that no matter what situation comes up in life someone always has some type of saying that they use. This is done to either help them focus on something or to help them find a way to deal with something. A lot of times it will help someone take a moment to put things into perspective so they can make the right decision. Different cultures use different proverbs for similar situations. Depending on where you are from you may have heard different ones than you hear now. But it all boils down to the same thing. Some cultures also use them a lot more than others. The first time these proverbs were used in print can be traced all the way back to the 1600’s. Most of the time when we hear them used it’s in the spoken word. But almost every proverb has an illustration associated with it that we rarely see. Some of them are funny and some of them really hammer home the point of the saying. Today we will look at fifteen of the ones that are used the most. Maybe you can even apply one or two of them into your life today.
