I asked a friend who is a great conversationalist why she didn't write those colorful and interesting stories that she told with such grace and enthusiasm. He replied that without the nourishment of the immediate reaction of his audience, he could not fabricate stories and that he had tried but that the result was frustrating. “My written stories -he lamented- seem rigid and bland to me; they are no longer living words”.
Sayings are a way of summarizing the human experience and conveying important values and knowledge about life and human relationships. We will explore some of the best known sayings and see how they have been used in different cultures and times.
