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Proverbs
Proverbs noun - An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon).
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She seems to have a fondness for Chinese proverbs or idioms: In episode 2, she references The Analects of Confucius (Book IX, section 28).
Source: Anime / High School Fleet - Hold Your Hippogriffs: All the characters use terms familiar to their world to replace words in normal English idioms and proverbs.
Source: Fan Fic / Warriors of the World - Don Quixote: Sancho uses many proverbs and Spanish idioms that get lost in translation.
Source: The Annotated Edition
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