Here's a book of English proverbs from a traditional American community: Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom From the Simple Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher.
The book is organized thematically, and the introduction provides an overview of Pennsylvania Dutch culture in America, and of the Amish in particular, but the proverbs are given here in English only (not in Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch).
Some of the proverbs is accompanied by a story of Amish life and/or a commentary on the meaning of the proverb, while other proverbs stand alone.
You'll see familiar proverbs here, along with new turns of phrase too, like hearing the flap of the devil's wings!
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
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