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Proverb
It's a great life if you don't weaken.
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Where learned: Leonard, Sister M
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LIFE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Weak
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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Where learned: Corona, Sister M ; Sylvania
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Friend ; Maxim ; Need ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Say it with flowers.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Feelings ; FLOWERS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
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Original BN [V700] crossed out. replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Place, Joyce
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; HUMOR ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
He who laughs last, laughs best.
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Where learned: Weitzel, Daniel
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Laugh ; Laughter ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Fish and visitors stink after three days.
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Original BN [V700] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Castro, Marilyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; FISH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; VISITORS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Friends you have to buy are never worth the price you have to pay.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bribe ; Buy ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; Price ; PROVERB ; Purchase ; VERSE ; Worth
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
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Heard during a television program.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Loss ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
French Proverb:
Nothing succeeds like success
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Heard in course of conversation with fellow teachers.
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Where learned: MINNESOTA
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; ETHNIC ; FRENCH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SUCCESS ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Gain ; Loss ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RISK ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Haste makes waste
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Haste ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Waste
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Blood is thicker than water.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BLOOD ; FAMILY ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; Obligation ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Two heads are better than one.
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Where learned: HOME ; Dine, David
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; HEAD ; Knowledge ; Maxim ; NUMBERS ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
No fool like an old fool.
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Karle, Janet Young
Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Fool ; Maxim ; Old ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WISDOM ; YOUTH
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It is better to give than receive.
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My mother would always tell me this, especially during gift-giving holidays.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Generosity ; GIFT ; Give ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Receive ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
We grow old too soon and smart too late.
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Informant was told this by his father in the year 1929.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Elwood
Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; Old ; PROVERB ; TIME ; VERSE ; WISDOM ; Wise ; Young
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Easy Come, Easy Go.
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Informant heard this remark in the U.A. Army in 1946.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Elwood
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you what you are.
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Informant heard her father say this in the year 1928.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Martha
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
He is wise beyond his years.
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Informant heard this remark in school in the year 1927.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Martha
Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
You can dress a person up, but you can't take him out.
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Used by informant's girlfriend at senior prom when informant started throwing chunks of fruit salad into the air and catching them in his mouth.
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Where learned: NEW YORK ; Paggi, Raymond ; Wappingers Falls
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; Class ; DRESS ; Fashion ; Maxim ; Presentation ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |