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Every old crow
Thinks its baby white as snow.
Submitter comment:
This proverb was told to Maryann by her Italian father,
as a way of dismissing praise given to children by
their own parents.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; SKOKIE
Keyword(s): sarcasm, humor, parental pride
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL METAPHOR ; BIRD ; COLOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001960S
PROVERB
KNOWLEDGE IS LIKE A RUNNING BROOK. THE DEEPER IT IS THE
QUIETER IT WILL RUN.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LOUD AND TALK
CONSTANTLY DON'T HAVE MUCH INTELLIGENCE. THOSE WHO DO ARE
QUIET AND SOFT SPOKEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RIPLEY
James Callow Keyword(s): SIMILE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1972
PROVERB
AN EMPTY WAGON MAKES A LOT OF NOISE.
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE
IN THEIR HEADS TALK A LOT OF NONSENSE.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATLANTA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1990
PROVERB
NEVER HAVE MORE FRIENDS THAN FINGERS ON YOUR HANDS. THIS
Submitter comment:
WAS A WAY OF SAYING NEVER HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS OR YOU
WILL FIND THAT THEY WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. JUST LIKE
HAVING TOO MANY FINGERS ON YOUR HANDS.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH DOGS YOU WILL WAKE UP WITH FLEAS.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS AN OLD SAYING IN THE SOUTH DIRECTED AT OVER
EAGER YOUNGSTERS THAT WANTED TO EXPERIENCE SEX.
BASICALLY A WAY TO DETER THEM FROM TRYING TOO SOON. WHICH
WAS IN FACT EFFECTIVE DURING ITS TIME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RIPLEY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1988
PROVERB
HE HAS SHORT ARMS AND LONG POCKETS.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO ARE CHEAPSKATES.
PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON HOARDING THEIR MONEY FOR NO GOOD
REASON.
Where learned: NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1988
PROVERB
WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO BREAKFAST I'LL BE GETTING UP FROM
DINNER.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A SAYING TO DESCRIBE HOW SOME PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS
AHEAD OF OTHERS, USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH GIRLS MATURING
BEFORE BOYS. WOMEN SUPPOSEDLY ARE ALWAYS AHEAD OF MEN
ACCORDING TO THIS SAYING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; PARALLELISM ; TIME
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1990
PROVERBS
BOOKS BEFORE BOYS BECAUSE BOYS BRING BABIES.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POPULAR SAYING TODAY AMONG A LOT OF GIRLS, DUE
TO THE RASH OF TEEN PREGNANCIES TODAY.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ELLIPSIS ; WARNING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T HAVE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING A FEW EGGS.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROVERB MEANT THAT YOU CAN'T MOVE ON TO SOMETHING
BETTER WITHOUT A FEW SACRIFICES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
THERE IS A SAYING THAT SAYS "YOU CAN'T SIGN THE CHECK IF
THE PEN IS OUT OF INK." THIS MEANS DON'T TRY TO ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY. THIS IS SAID A
LOT DURING SPORTING EVENTS ESPECIALLY BASKETBALL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
THERE IS A SAYING THAT SAYS "IF THE DOG DOESN'T BITE THEN
YOU DON'T NEED A LEASH." THIS MEANS THAT IF SOMETHING ISN'T
REALLY A THREAT THEN YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AN EXAMPLE
WOULD BE ONE GIRL SAYING IT TO ANOTHER GIRL WHO THINKS THAT
HER BOYFRIEND IS CHEATING ON HER WHEN REALLY HE ISN'T.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-20-1983
This is an expression I was told about in one of my
history classes. The saying...
"Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and
nuclear war"... came from a scientist who witnessed
the destruction from the first Atom Bomb.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Human Being PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Japanese custom
"Even monkeys fall from trees" means "Even smart people make
mistakes".
Where learned: JAPAN
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1925
DR. SNIDER HEARD THE PHRASE:
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MULE GOING BLIND,
HIT HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A LOADED LINE."
A FEW TIMES WHILE GROWING UP. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER
WHY HE HEARD IT, BUT HE REMEMBERS THINKING IT WAS A SLAVE
CONCEPT ABOUT BEATING PEOPLE INTO SUBMISSION.
Submitter comment:
AFTER TELLING THIS TO ME, DR. SNIDER EXPLAINED
THAT HIS FAMILY NEVER OWNED SLAVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WEST BLOOMFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; WHIPPING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 BELIEF -- Mammal PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-12-1990
"EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK WILL COME TO LIGHT."
THIS CAN MEAN THINGS DONE IN THE DARK LITERALLY, SUCH AS
HAVING AN AFFAIR OR ROBBING A HOUSE OR IT CAN MEAN THINGS
DONE SYMBOLICALLY IN THE DARK, SUCH AS CHEATING ON A TEST.
WHATEVER IS DONE IN THE DARK WILL BE FOUND OUT AND MADE
PUBLIC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001976CA
WHEN A PERSON TAKES MORE FOOD THAN HE CAN EAT, A PERSON MIGHT
BE TOLD, "YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001972CA
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN THIS SAYING GOES,
"DON'T SPIT IN THE AIR BECAUSE IT WILL COME BACK
AT YOU." THE MEANING BEING THAT WHATEVER YOU SAY
TO CRITICIZE SOMEONE ELSE WILL EVENTUALLY BE VISITED
UPON YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING WAS TOLD TO THE INFORMANT BY HER FATHER, LUIGI
DELUCA IN ITALIAN BUT SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1945
New broom sweep clean, but old broom know the corners.
Submitter comment:
This is in reference to younger people taking over an
older person's job. The younger person may do a good job
but the older person can do it twice as well.
Where learned: VIRGIN ISLANDS ; Saint Thomas
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1991
If yo tink yo bundle of dirty clothes too heavy, try
picking up yo neighbor's own.
Submitter comment:
People always believe that they have the worst of everything
until they realize that other people have problems too.
Where learned: VIRGIN ISLANDS ; Saint Thomas
Keyword(s): tink = think ; yo = you or your
James Callow Keyword(s): Advice -- Positive ; Metaphor: problems = bundle of clothes ; RELATIVITY ; WEIGHT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-00-1991
Willing is a good man; Able is a better one.
Submitter comment:
Being willing to try to do something is good but being able to
do something is better.
Where learned: VIRGIN ISLANDS ; Saint Thomas
James Callow Keyword(s): NAMES ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1991