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Definition
a short saying — typically well-known and accepted by many as offering good advice
- The proverbs say 'He who harps on a matter alienates his friend.'Chapter 10 (80% in)
- Here that is not a proverb to be spoken aloud.Chapter 17 (12% in)
There are no more uses of "proverb" in The Devils Arithmetic.
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