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PROVERB
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE. IT'S THE WORST THINGS THAT ARE SO
EXPENSIVE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PARODY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-17-1965
THINKER
THE BEST THINKING IS DONE WITH THE MOUTH CLOSED.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT WAS THE PROCTOR OF A STUDY HALL IN MY HIGH SCHOOL AND
HE USED TO REPEAT THIS ON THE AVERAGE OF TWICE A DAY.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY
James Callow Keyword(s): CONVERSATION ; OBSERVATION ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
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
BEST WORK
THE BEST WORK IS WHAT YOU LIKE.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS WRITTEN IN A LETTER TO ME NOT LONG AGO BY MY GRANDFATHER.
Where learned: HOME ; STURGEON LAKE ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTENTMENT ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-05-1970
PROVERB
BETTER LATE, THAN NEVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION ; PERSISTENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-22-1968
PROVERB
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER,
BUT BETTER NEVER LATE.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN CONVERSATION
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; CONTRAST ; OBSERVATION ; PERSISTENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1965
MAXIM
BETTER NEVER THAN LATE.
Submitter comment: THIS IS AN OLD APACHE SAYING.
Data entry tech comment:
SISTER SPEAK WITH FORKED TONGUE
VARIANT
Where learned: COLORADO
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; REVERSAL?
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1965
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
POLISH PROVERB
BETTER PEA SOUP AND SAUERKRAUT IN PEACETIME THAN A FAT CHICKEN
IN WARTIME.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): ANTI-WAR ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-25-1969
ITALIAN PROVERB
MELIO SOLO CHE MAL ACCOMPAGNATO. (ITALIAN)
BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN IN BAD COMPANY. (TRANSLATION)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
BETTER TO BELCH AND BEAR THE SHAME,
THAN TO SQUELCH A BELCH AND BEAR THE PAIN.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN NORWALK, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; INDIGESTION ; INTERNAL RHYME ; ITERATION ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
ANGER
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
BETTER TO BE PISSED OFF THAN BE PISSED ON.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY JOHN JOGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SCATALOGICAL
James Callow Keyword(s): ANGER AND MISTREATMENT ; CONTRAST ; PARALLELISM ; URINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
BETTER TO DIE OF LOVE THAN TO LOVE WITHOUT REGRET.
Data entry tech comment: MEANING OBSCURE!
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
PROVERB
BETTER TO HAVE A BAD MORNING THAN A BAD MARRIAGE. (TRANSLATION)
Submitter comment:
FOR OLD MAIDS WHO DON'T GET MARRIED, ITS BEST FOR THEM TO ALWAYS
REMEMBER: MM[ BETTER TO HAVE A BAD MORNING THAN A BAD MARRIAGE. (TRANSLATION)
Where learned: TOLD AT HOME ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
PROVERB
BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN NOT TO HAVE LOVED AT ALL.
Where learned: SHIPLE HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-18-1967
PROVERB
BETTER TO LOSE SOMETHING IN THE COMPANY OF A DULL PERSON, THAN TO
FIND SOMETHING WITH A SMART PERSON (BECAUSE HE WILL PROBABLY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF YOU).
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.
Data entry tech comment:
UKRANIAN TEXT GIVEN ON 5X8 CARD.
TRANSLATION DUBIOUS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
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 |
ARABIAN MAXIM
BE WARY OF SOMEONE YOU HELP OR CARE FOR, FOR HE MAY SOME DAY BE
WELL ENOUGH TO CAUSE YOU HARM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; CYNICISM ; PARADOX ; SUSPICION ; TREACHERY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
PAR FOR THE COURSE
BE YOURSELF...IF YOU CANT DO ANY BETTER.
Where learned: LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): OF ; PAR IS A GOLF TERM MEANING "AVERAGE" OR USUAL NUMBER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-23-1969