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PROVERB
DON'T THROW AWAY (OR LEAVE) THE ROAD BECAUSE OF A PATH.
(TRANSLATION)
Submitter comment:
REFERS TO NOT GIVING UP EVEN THOUGH THE NICE SMOOTH ROAD TURNS
INTO A ROCKY PATH FOR AWHILE. TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
James Callow comment:
THIS MAKES LITTLE SENSE TO ME. IT SEEMS TO SAY
DON'T SUCCUMB TO MINOR TEMPTATIONS--KEEP THE MAIN GOAL
IN MIND--FRANK M. PAULSEN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; PERSISTENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
WATER
DON'T THROW OUT THE DIRTY WATER UNTIL YOU GET SOME CLEAN.
Submitter comment:
SAID PRIMARILY IN REFERENCE TO DISH WATER AND SAVING IN TIME OF
POVERTY. SHE SAYS IT ALSO APPLIES TO RADICALS AND HIPPIES TODAY.
Where learned: GIVEN BY LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-06-1970
PROVERB
DON'T TREAD ON THIN ICE.
FAVORITE EXPRESSION OF INFORMANT'S FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): CLIMATE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
PROVERB
DON'T TROUBLE TROUBLE,
UNTIL TROUBLE TROUBLES YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
DON'T TRUST BOYS WITH EYES OF GREY
THEY'LL KISS YOU ONCE THEN GO AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RHYME ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Color |
DON'T TRUST BOYS WITH EYES OF BLUE
THEY'LL KISS YOU ONCE AND ASK FOR TWO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RHYME ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 03-08-1972
DON'T TRUST BOYS WITH EYES OF BROWN
THEY'LL KISS YOU ONCE THEN TURN YOU DOWN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; HUMAN BODY
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RHYME ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Color |
PROVERB
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BECAUSE NOTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: OHIO
Keyword(s): SEMANTICS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; IRONY ; PARADOX ; PESSIMISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
DO THE BEST YOU CAN TODAY AND TOMORROW YOU CAN DO BETTER.
Where learned: LETTER ; TOLD BY
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; PERSISTENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-19-1972
PROVERB
DO WHAT I TELL YOU, BUT DO NOT DO WHAT I DO.
(ITALIAN)
FATE QUELLO CHE VI DICO IO, MA NON FUTE QUELLO CHE FACCIO IO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; PARADOX ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
DO UNTO OTHERS AND THEN CUT OUT BEFORE THEY DO UNTO YOU.
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; IRONY ; PARODY ; VARIANT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-20-1970
MILITARY SAYING
DO WHAT YOU ARE TOLD TO DO, WHEN YOU ARE TOLD TO DO IT, AND THEN
GO SIT ON YOUR ASS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; CYNICISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
DO WHAT YOU CAN, WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OPTIMISM ; PRACTICALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
(TRANSLATION) DRAFT BEER, NOT STUDENTS.
Where learned: ON A BUS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ; PUN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
VERSE
BE NOT THE FIRST BY WHOM THE NEW IS TRIED
NOR THE LAST TO SET THE OLD ASIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-09-1969
PROVERB
THE BEST WAY TO DOUBLE YOUR MONEY IS TO FOLD IT IN HALF AND PUT
IT BACK IN YOUR WALLET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FRUGALITY ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
LITHUANIAN PROVERB
GERIAU NEPRADITI, NEGU REPABAIGTI. (LITHUANIAN)
BETTER NOT TO START, THAN TO LEAVE UNFINISHED. (TRANSLATION)
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-08-1968
SILENCE
BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL, THAN TO SPEAK OUT
AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; STUPIDITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-01-1968
PROVERB
BETTER TO SUFFER AN INJUSTICE, THAN TO DO AN INJUSTICE.
Submitter comment: ORIGIN UNKNOWN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; CONTRAST ; ITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
BE PREPARED TO MEET THOSE PEOPLE WHO,
IN THEIR SILENCE WILL CONVERT YOU.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; TOLD AT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |