Go proverbs are traditional proverbs relating to the game of Go, generally used to help one find good moves in various situations during a game.
They are generalizations and thus a particular proverb will have specific situations where it is not applicable.
Knowing when a proverb is inapplicable is part of the process of getting stronger as a Go player.
Indeed, several proverbs contradict each other—however they agree in as much as they are advising the player to pay attention to the stated situation.
Go proverbs, life-or-death problems (tsumego), and compilations of go games (kifu) are the three major traditional teaching resources for the game of go.