A proverb is a short traditional saying that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life or expresses some obvious truth.
The wise are rich in proverbs; they build their proverbs and wise saying from observing a phenomenon for a long time and apply their wisdom to it. Proverbs mark out certain truths that would take years for us to see and learn.
This proverb “The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat” does not mean that all who learn from proverbs are fools; in fact, the wise still learn from the wise, either through proverbs, songs, or other wise sayings.
This proverb seems to stress on the facts that it is of necessity for the fool, since he has little or no wisdom, to learn from the proverbs of the wise – very important. By so doing he too will become wise and become useful to the society.
Proverbs are not meant only to be memorized and recited repeatedly. They are meant to guide, teach, or lead one in the right path and or to teach one not to repeat a mistake.
