New year, new me” sounds like an ancient proverb—but it’s closer to a catchy slogan than a timeless saying.That surprise ...

African proverbs are a treasure trove of wisdom, often reflecting the culture and traditions of the continent. Now, diaspora African illustrators are reimagining these proverbs through their art, ...

For many of us, time slips through our fingers like sand. It’s an elusive commodity we can’t buy back but desperately seek to manage. Even before the buzz of digital calendars and the ping of ...

THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS—William George Smith and Janet E. Heseltine—Oxford University Press ($6.50). To give subtillty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion . . . ...