A fascinating collection of proverbs from cultures worldwide, organized into 100 categories. It makes centuries of human insight accessible for modern readers.

• "People seek out big-shots as flies seek out the elephant's tail." (Indonesian)

• "The full person does not understand the needs of the hungry." (Irish)

• "Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow." (Swedish)

• "A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same." (Swiss)

• "When money speaks, truth keeps silent." (Russian)

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The online Merriam-Webster.com dictionary regularly adds new words based on usage and last month 690 words were added. Here is just a sample list of them, including new slang and words made popular by online culture, like edgelord noun, slang : someone who makes wildly dark and exaggerated statements (as on an internet forum) with the intent of shocking others. Also the word “hallucination” has an new definition meaning “a plausible but false or misleading response generated by an artificial intelligence algorithm.” Worth checking out to stay in the know. — CD