https://www.kapchits.online/en/tags/european-proverbs/ Recent content in European-Proverbs on Kapchits.Online Hugo en-us Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.kapchits.online/en/publications/articles/european-proverbs-introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.kapchits.online/en/publications/articles/european-proverbs-introduction/ <p><em>Introduction to</em> European Proverbs <em>by Rui João Baptista Soares (Portugal) and Elena Carter (Russia). Tavira, 2018, pp. 21–24. Published here in full with the author&rsquo;s permission.</em></p> <p>According to Lord John Russell&rsquo;s not quite scientific but surely brilliant definition, &ldquo;a proverb is the wit of one and the wisdom of many.&rdquo; The book &ldquo;European Proverbs&rdquo; by Rui João Baptista Soares (Portugal) and Elena Carter (Russia) familiarizes its readers with the proverbial wisdom of the people who speak Portuguese, English, and Russian using their most common sayings for the purpose of learning the Portuguese and Russian languages. In turn, English language proverbs may serve as a connecting link to illustrate the broad similarities of paremias1 used by many European nations.</p>