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Proverb
Beggars can't be choosers.
Submitter comment:
Heard it at home.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ; Johns, Denny
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Beg ; Beggar ; Choose ; Chooser ; Grateful ; Maxim ; Picky ; PROVERB ; Spoiled ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Beggars cannot be choosers.
Submitter comment:
Informant remembers her mother telling her this in Detroit in the early 1930's.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Martha
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Beggar ; Chooser ; Greedy ; Maxim ; Picky ; PROVERB ; VERSE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |