Proverb: a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice or a short popular saying, usually of ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; . Slow and steady wins the race" A bad cause requires many words. A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. Saying: a well-known and wise statement made by famous people, which often has a meaning that is different from the simple meanings of the words it contains: What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. - Aristotle. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. - Albert Einstein Hinduism is not a religion, its a way of life. -Swami Vivekananda

Proverb :a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice. so every people have their famous proverbs, we say chinese, french proverbs, famous chinese or french saying Also we have ''quotation'': a group of words or sayings taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker:a quotation from Victor Hugo. So both are famous sayings, the word saying here is used in general but 'proverbs' and 'quotations'' have some specific meanings