Proverb
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A proverb is an old or even ancient quotation, usually involving a moral or used to relate to a present situation. It is heavily related to folklore. (TNG: "The Naked Now").
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List of proverbs
Bajoran
"He who studies evil is studied by evil." (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
Cardassian
"Confession is good for the soul." (DS9: "Tribunal")
"Enemies make dangerous friends." (DS9: "The Search, Part II")
Ferengi
The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition performed a function similar to proverbs in Ferengi culture.
Human
"A needle in a haystack" (TNG: "The Naked Now"; DS9: "Blaze of Glory")
"When in Rome... do as the Romans do." (TNG: "Justice"; DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")
"Fortune favors the bold." (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
"As healthy as a horse" (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")
"Easy as pie" (VOY: "Future's End")
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely." (TOS: "Patterns of Force")
"You don't kick a man when he's down." (ENT: "Judgment")
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." (TOS: "Friday's Child")
Jem'Hadar
"Obedience brings victory." (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals")
"Victory is life" (DS9: "by Inferno's Light")
Klingon
"Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man with a knife." (TOS: "Day of the Dove")
"Only a fool fights in a burning house." (TOS: "Day of the Dove")
"Revenge is a dish that is best served cold." (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
"You cannot loosen a man's tongue with root beer." (DS9: "Rapture")
Romulan
"Never turn your back on a Breen." (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")
Talaxian
"Good news has no clothes." (VOY: "Lineage")
"When the road before you splits in two, take the third path." (VOY: "Author, Author")
"The dream dreams the dreamer." (VOY: "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy")
Vulcan
"Only Nixon could go to China." (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
"One man can summon the future" (ENT: "United")
Among mirror universe Vulcans, this saying was "One man cannot summon the future" (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
Xindi
"It's easier to count the stars in the sky than it is for an aquatic to reach a decision." (ENT: "The Council")
"Dealing with reptilians is like bargaining with the sun. You make no progress, and you come away burned." (ENT: "Azati Prime")
"Patience is for the dead." (ENT: "Azati Prime")
Other and of unknown origin
"Healthy as a Rigellian ox" (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")
"It's lonely at the top." - Claimed to be an Arachnian saying by Queen Arachnia
