Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs written by Rosalind Fergusson and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains approximately 6000 proverbs, drawn from a variety of cultures and languages, arranged under such thematic headings such as absence, beauty, caution, knowledge, love and weather. Some proverbs will be listed under more than one heading.