People love proverbs．They are alway

People love proverbs．They are always impressed because the proverbs express a lot of imformation in just a few words．A good proverb quickly sums up（概括） ideas that are sometimes hard to express．And the person can understand it at once．Proverbs come from two main places---ordinary people and famous people．These two sources（来源） are not always distinct（明显的）．Common and popurlar proberbs are often used by famous people．And the common people often borrow something that is said or written down by a well-known person．For example，“Bad news travels fast“probably comes from the experience of housewives．However，“All's well that ends well“was written by the famous writer---William Shakespeare．Proverbs are used everywhere in the world．If you can understand a culture's proverbs，you can better understand the culture itself．There are many different ways that we use proverbs in our life．Here are some examples．