Using "proverbs" in essays or writings

Citing a proverb can be done a number of ways, and it really depends on your style.  You can cite a proverb in your writing and analyse, being sure to attribute it to the culture that it belongs to.  Alternatively, proverbs often make interesting openers to chapters or sections in a text.  Many writers include the proverb or quote without making any explanation.  Usually it is formatted as follows:

Chapter 10: Learning from your mistakes (TITLE OF CHAPTER OR HEADING)

"Hindsight is 20/20". -- American proverb (QUOTATION OR PROVERB with ATTRIBUTION)

In today's world, it can be easy to get caught up in our daily lives.  As we saw in the first section of the book,  . . . (TEXT)

I think u have to write it out. So people can understand what u are trying to say. Becouse nobody can read people minds