Proverbs and Sayings in Europe

This page is interesting because shows us that most proverbs that exists cames from Latin for example “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” has its roots in the Latin phrase “Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora” or “Still waters run deep” in the Latin one “Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi”.
At the end of this page it is possible to find other sites related to the theme of proverbs.


http://elt.britishcouncil.org.pl/elt/u_prov.htm