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PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM- POLISH
KTO SIE LUBI TEN SIE CZUBI
THE ONE WHOM YOU LIKE THAT ONE IS PICKED ON OR TEASED
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ONE WILL ALWAYS HAVE SQUAW WINTER, A COLD SPELL, BEFORE
HAVING INDIAN SUMMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): WEATHER PROVERB
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-01-1969
POLISH PROVERB
SWAJ SWAJEGO NIE SKRZYWDZI
ONE WILL NOT DO HARM TO ONE S OWN
Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-27-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ONLY A FOOL MAKES POWERFUL ENEMIES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ONLY A MEDIOCRE PERSON IS ALWAYS AT HIS BEST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
THE ONLY CERTAIN THINGS ARE DEATH AND TAXES
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THEIR TOYS
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO INFORMANT IN 1969 BY A MARRIED MAN
ABOUT 21 YEARS OF AGE. THE MAN SAW IT AS A TRUE PROVERB.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Maturity PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ONLY THE FINGERS OF A BABY CAN TIE A UNITING KNOT THAT WILL PULL
TWO FAMILIES TOGETHER.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN ASHIYA JAPAN
Data entry tech comment:
THE ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD INDICATES THAT THE INFORMATION WAS
RECEIVED IN A LETTER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ONLY THE IGNORANT MAN BECOMES ANGRY, THE WISE MAN UNDERSTANDS.
IT TAKES LITTLE THOUGHT FOR A MAN TO LOSE HIS TEMPER, BUT IT
TAKES A WISE MAN TO COMPREHEND AND COPE WITH ANY SITUATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
THE ONLY VICTORY THAT IS LASTING AND BRINGS NO EVIL RESULTS IS THE
VICTORY OVER HIMSELF. NAPOLEON
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD INDICATES THAT THIS IS A QUOTE FROM NAPOLEON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
PROVERBIAL MAXIM
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME MUST BE SEIZED WITHIN THE LIFE
TIME OF THE OPPORTUNITY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-05-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ORDER IS HEAVEN S FIRST LAW
Submitter comment: CONVERSATION
Where learned: OHIO ; Sylvania
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
THE OTHER TEAM CAN T SCORE WHILE YOU VE GOT THE BALL
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
AN OUNCE OF PRECAUTION IS WORTH A BUSHEL OF LEARNING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO COME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT I TOLD MY
GIRLFRIEND THAT ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER. SHE REPLIED
WITH OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND
Submitter comment: TOLD IN JERSEY CITY IN DECEMBER 1967
Where learned: NEW JERSEY ; JERSEY CITY
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 12-00-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ITALIAN PROVERB
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF A DRUNKEN MAN YOU GET THE TRUTH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-26-1969
PROVERB
THE FAMILY OF FOOLS IS ANCIENT.
Where learned: NOT ENTERED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
A FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
A FARM HAND THAT CAN,T MILK IS AN UTTER FAILURE.
Submitter comment: THE WORD "UTTER" HERE REFERS TO A COW'S UDDERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-24-1971
PROVERB FROM ITALY:
A FATHER AND A MOTHER CAN RAISE A HUNDRED CHILDREN, BUT ONE
HUNDRED CHILDREN CAN,T TAKE CARE OF A MOTHER AND FATHER.
Where learned: DETROIT ; DAUGHTERS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-26-1969