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Proverb
Good cookin' lasts, kissin' don't.
Submitter comment:
Pennsylvania Dutch Saying
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Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; Schwartz, Valentine M ; MAUCH CHUNK
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; COOK ; COOKING ; DUTCH ; ETHNIC ; KISS ; KISSING ; MARRIAGE ; Maxim ; PENNSYLVANIA ; PROVERB ; REGIONAL ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
The number 31 is written on the bottom left corner of the submission card.
Where learned: Henderson, Elmira
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; Procrastinate ; PROCRASTINATION ; PROVERB ; Today ; TOMORROW ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Children should be seen and not heard.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: Grady, Marcia
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Hear ; Heard ; Maxim ; Parenting ; PROVERB ; Rearing ; See ; SEEN ; Sight ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
All that glitters is not gold.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Glitter ; Gold ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VALUE ; VERSE ; Worth
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, Ohio.
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James Callow comment:
Original Bn [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Absence ; Absent ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DISTANCE ; Fond ; HEART ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; ROMANCE ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
All's well that ends well.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Well
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
He who laughs last laughs best.
Submitter comment:
Heard in Ferndale, MI.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Best ; First ; Last ; Laugh ; Laughter ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A job worth doing is worth doing well.
Submitter comment:
I heard this in Ferndale, MI.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; JOB ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Skill ; VERSE ; Well
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
If you don't have it in your head, you've got to have it in your feet.
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While living in North Dakota, the informant heard this from his father.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; NORTH DAKOTA ; DETROIT ; Wilhelmi, Adam
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; FEET ; HEAD ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Like father, like son.
Submitter comment:
traditional saying
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V700] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; FAMILY ; Father ; Inherit ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Similar ; Son ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Submitter comment:
Learned from her mother.
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Where learned: OHIO ; Gundlach, Lori ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Loss ; LOST ; LOVE ; Loved ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
If at first you don't succeed, try try again.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Leonard, Sister M
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; Persevere ; PROVERB ; Succeed ; SUCCESS ; Try ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
So many heads, So many opinions.
Submitter comment:
Italian Proverb
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classficiation.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Father Valens
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; ETHNIC ; HEAD ; Italian ; Maxim ; Opinion ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
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Original Bn [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: OHIO ; Sylvania ; Sister M Adrienne
Keyword(s): Ability ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Well ; WORK
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: Walston, Ray
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Loss ; LOST ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well.
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Where learned: Maes, Donald
Keyword(s): Ability ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Well ; WORK ; Worth
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Where learned: Marion, Joseph
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; COIN ; Earn ; Finances ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Penny ; PROVERB ; Save ; THRIFT ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Haste makes waste.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300, V800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Haste ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Waste
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Figures don't lie, but liars do figure.
Submitter comment:
I was working on a project at Continental Aviation and Engineering when I was using a number of supposedly reliable figures - they were not accurate figures.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Lucas, Thomas
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Figures ; Liar ; Lie ; Maxim ; NUMBERS ; Plan ; PLAY ON WORDS ; Plot ; PROVERB ; PUN ; Scheme ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |