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