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PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
AGAINST THE VICE OF BEGGING, THERE IS THE VIRTUE OF NOT GIVING.
CONTRA EL VICIO DE PEDIR, HAY LA VIRTUO DE NO DAR. (SPANISH)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; IRONY ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERBIAL PHRASE IN VERSE FORM
ALL ARE ARCHITECTS OF FATE,
WORKING IN THE WALLS OF TIME.
SOME WITH MASSIVE DEEDS OF GREAT,
SOME WITH ORNAMENTS OF RHYME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; OCCUPATIONS ; POETS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): RATIONALIZATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Common law PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-09-1971
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ALL IS NEVER SAID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-02-1968
PROVERB
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT REMEMBERED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION ; RATIONALIZATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
ALL MEN ARE TOADS.
Submitter comment:
MANY OF THE GIRLS IN THE DORMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HAVE
CAUGHT ON TO THIS SAYING AND BUY FROG REPLICAS, FROG CANDLES, ETC.
FOR THEIR BOYFRIENDS.
Data entry tech comment: TOADS OF A FEATHER....
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): REPTILES
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL AMPHIBIAN ; ANIMAL METAPHOR ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-26-1971
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ALMOST DOESN'T COUNT, EXCEPT IN HORSESHOES AND BOCCI BALL.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: NEW JERSEY ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): GAMES
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
SAVING ADVICE
ALWAYS SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS ; FUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
APOTHEGM
AMBITION: A BOY'S FUTURE; A MAN'S PAST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; ELLIPSIS
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
AMONG THE BLIND, THE ONE-EYED MAN IS KING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EYESIGHT ; OBSERVATION ; RELATIVITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
APOTHEGM
ANGER IS NEVER WITHOUT A REASON BUT SELDOM WITH A GOOD ONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL PHRASE (CN:S TITLE)
ANGER IS SELDOM WITHOUT REASON, BUT SELDOM A GOOD ONE.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
GERMAN PROVERB
ANGOTTES SEGEN IST ALLES GELEGEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): INTERNAL RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ELLIPSIS ; PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
ANYBODY CAN BE FOOLED ONCE, BUT ONLY A FOOL CAN BE FOOLED TWICE.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; OBSERVATION ; REPETITION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-09-1969
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ANYBODY CAN LOVE THE NICE AND GOOD PEOPLE; IT IS HARD TO LOVE THE
PETTY. (PARAPHRASED FROM MR. BLUE BY MYLES CONNOLY.)
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-26-1971
SMOKING
ANYONE CAN QUIT SMOKING, BUT IT TAKES A MAN TO FACE CANCER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CUSTOM
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; FUNCTION ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
PROVERB
ANYONE WHO GOES TO A PSYCHIATRIST SHOULD HAVE HIS HEAD EXAMINED.
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ASCRIBED TO SAM ; CIRCULAR REASONING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 01-30-1970
PROVERB
AN APPLE A DAY WILL KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-01-1972
PROVERB
AN APPLE NEVER FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE
James Callow Keyword(s): HEREDITY ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1971