Meaning

• A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.

• A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

• A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

• A drama exemplifying a proverb.

Meaning

• To write or utter proverbs.

• To name in, or as, a proverb.

• To provide with a proverb.