프롤로그 ·····················································2
저자소개 ·····················································3
목차 ···························································4
1부. 상상력이 쑥쑥! 창의력을 키워주는 속담
시작이 반이다 ·······································10
우물 안 개구리 ······································12
백문이 불여일견 ····································14
티끌 모아 태산 ······································16
열 번 찍어 안 넘어가는 나무 없다 ··········18
구슬이 서 말이라도 꿰어야 보배 ············20
호랑이 굴에 가야 호랑이 새끼를 잡는다··22
아는 길도 물어 가라 ······························24
세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다 ······················26
등잔 밑이 어둡다 ··································28
2부. 따뜻한 마음! 인성을 키워주는 속담
가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다 ···········32
말 한마디에 천 냥 빚도 갚는다················34
백지장도 맞들면 낫다 ····························36
친구 따라 강남 간다 ······························38
낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다·····40
콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다 ····42
원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 ··················44
고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다 ···················46
웃는 얼굴에 침 못 뱉는다 ·······················48
하나를 보면 열을 안다 ···························50
3부. 꿈을 키우는 자기계발 속담
고생 끝에 낙이 온다 ································54
천 리 길도 한 걸음부터 ···························56
돌다리도 두들겨 보고 건너라 ··················58
쇠뿔도 단김에 빼라 ·································60
개천에서 용 난다 ····································62
노력은 배신하지 않는다 ··························64
배움에는 끝이 없다 ·································66
작은 고추가 맵다 ····································68
열 길 물속은 알아도 한 길 사람 속은 모른·70
낙숫물이 바위를 뚫는다 ··························72
에필로그························································79