There is an ancient wisdom:an evil person will not live well in a century. Alas, now it is remembered by few, and as a result, morality and spirituality are steadily falling down. But there were times when our grandfathers taught young people how to properly look at things: avoid lying, do good and fiercely fight evil deeds.
Many of their teachings are still preserved in the oralfolk art. Moreover, proverbs about good and evil even today remain as relevant and useful as they used to be. After all, they teach people what is good and what's bad. And therefore we will consider what is the role of proverbs in the moral education of society.
Long ago, our ancestors had laid down one importantproverb: "A good man is good and teaches." It was she who guided the Slavs in training their children in the hope that their words would pass to their descendants, and, ultimately, good deeds would spread throughout the entire white world.
In addition, they had one more inflexiblethe truth they sought to put into many proverbs: good conquers evil. For example, "The Holy One shall not die, but the evil shall perish" or "Good do not change the evil".
In general, proverbs about good and evil showedpeople how to behave in this or that case. They explained why good is good and evil is not, and what principles should be guided in order to achieve moral prosperity of the society.
For example, quite often used the followingproverb: "The good die, but their deeds do not vanish." Thus, an idea is formed in a person that his bright deeds will remain in the memory of his descendants for many centuries, and this motivated him to act conscientiously.
Or a proverb like "Do good, and itit is sure to come back to you. " It can also be expressed a little differently: "What you sow, you will reap." Simply put, all our actions will lead to consequences: the good will reward, the bad will be condemned.
In addition, many proverbs condemn evil inall its manifestations. Take, for example, an expression such as "And he sinks, and drags others behind him." Or "Angry with the crafty driver, both will fall into the pit."
Unfortunately, some works of the oralfolk art has long gone into oblivion. After all, the memory of a person is not unlimited, and sometimes even the greatest knowledge can disappear from it. And yet many proverbs about good and evil have survived to this day. All of them can not be listed, but give examples of the best of them really.
