What is a proverb? It is a short, popular saying, usually of unknown or ancient origin, that expresses some commonplace truth or useful thought. What is a proverb? It is a pithy saying characterized by "its shortness, its sense, its salt." What is a proverb? It is an adage, easily remembered, that forms either an observation or a judgment. What is a proverb? It is a maxim that expresses simply and concretely a truth based on common sense and human experience. Many of our grandmothers had more proverbs up their sleeves than you could shake a stick at, so just for the fun of it, let's take a few moments and share favorite proverbs. Let's see how many we can name for the pleasure of it:

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Birds of a feather flock together. A stitch in t…