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Proverbs, sayings and proverbs are popularly defined as brief expressions of folk wisdom. The wisdom is in the form of a general observation about the world or a bit of advice, sometimes closer to an attitude toward a situation. Most of the following English proverbs, sayings and proverbial sayings, being the fruit of the cultural heritage, have no recognized author and may appear in other cultures, peoples and languages. In this video, a small sample of famous English-language writers appears as a tribute to their literary work, but we make it clear that we are not implying that they are the authors of these English proverbs, sayings and proverbial sayings.