Woah, sorry, my computer wouldn't let me on YWS for a second there. I LOVE 'Who I am Hates Who I've Been'. It's the first song in the history of songs that I've actually had to google the definition of a word during. It was awesome! (The song, not the google, though that was fun too.)
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. -Abraham Joshua Heschel
pro·ver·bi·al/prəˈvərbēəl/Adjective: 1.(of a word or phrase) Referred to in a proverb or idiom. 2.Well known, esp. so as to be stereotypical. I think they're using the second definition.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. -Abraham Joshua Heschel
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. — Ann Landers