Love, of course, is one of the most pleasant themes in our oral tradition. Frequently repeated phrases that constitute statements or pieces of moral advice on the topic function in our communal memory ...

We LOVE celebrating Valentine’s Day because it means we get to let our awesome ONE members know how much we appreciate them! This year we have decided to express our feelings for you lovely bunch ...

No news is good news. Except that’s not always quite true. It certainly isn’t true when you have devoted your life to finding new proverbs. Wolfgang Mieder is professor of German and folklore at the ...

Who has more of a way with words than the Irish? From Joyce to Yeats to Shaw and down through the generations, they have pondered life's great questions, but also expressed their love beautifully.

Look out for candy hearts bearing lines like "LOVE SHAK," "CRAZY NLUV," and "SUGAR SUGAR" this Valentine's Day. Alongside the usual sayings like "BE MINE", "HUG ME," and "CUTIE PIE," Spangler ...

Barbara De Angelis, personal-development expert: Say it as often as possible. There's no reason to be emotionally stingy with the person you love. Nancy Kalish, psychologist: I agree that it should be ...

My brethren we ought to have fear with love. What is fear with love How can one have fear with love? Fear with love and fear with fear Ooh! , it becomes so confusing. Is there anything like that? My ...

September's UVenus question comes to us from Meg Palladino -- What is your favorite proverb or saying, and why? Afshan Jafar (US) My favorite proverb: "He teaches ill, who teaches all." As a teacher, ...