'Words of Wisdom' is a Windows program which contains a database of proverbs. You can have fun by browsing through or reading many different proverbs. There may be additional information with a proverb, such as its origin or an explanation of its meaning.
'Words of Wisdom' comes with over 1500 proverbs, many with explanations. 'Words of Wisdom' is more than a list of proverbs. Each proverb can belong to one or more categories. Categories can be used to link different proverbs. You can add additional items, though the limit is an arbitrary 10,000.
A proverb is a short piece of prose with illustrates one or more points. A proverb may be witty, humourous, moving or maybe just plain dull.
Some proverbs are thousands of years old, while many have not yet been written. Anyone can write their own proverb. Some proverbs have come from the Bible. You don't need to be a churchgoer to appreciate some of the sayings from the Bible.
Some famous quotations have been transformed into proverbs. Some proverbs have come from Aesops fables. Some sayings are curses or insults.Understanding the meaning behind proverbs may have educational value for schoolchildren. People use proverbs in ordinary everday language, more than you might have realised. Observe how many times you hear both well-known and not so well-known proverbs.
Sometimes there a number of different proverbs, formed of quite different words but with the same or very similar meaning. Sometimes these proverbs come from quite different sources, even different countries.
A proverb doesn't apply in every instance. Sometimes there are proverbs with opposite or dissimilar meanings.
Proverbs can have different meanings. Ultimately, each person has their own interpretation of a proverb. A proverb may have a very specific meaning. A proverb may also have broader meanings which can be applies to more situations.
You can do a text search for proverbs. You may search for text withing the proverb itself, origin, explanation or category.
'Words of Wisdom' allows you to add, remove or edit your own proverbs. You can also select the background colour or image that will be displayed with a specific proverb.
Each proverb can be a member of one or more categories. You can add your own categories of proverbs. You can see which proverbs are related to each other by viewing all the proverbs in the same category.
You don 't have to use 'Words of Wisdom' for just proverbs , though. You may also use it to store jokes, one-liners, anecdotes or quotations.