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Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was

p.B. J. Whiting savors proverbial expressions and has devoted much of his lifetime to studying and collecting them; no one knows more about British and American

An annotated reference of more than 1,500 proverbs and sayings of the American language.

Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in

Kerschen examines how women are treated by these popular sayings that perpetuate folk wisdom. While some are true-to-life, some are saccharine, and others are d