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HUNGARIAN PROVERB
GOOD COFFEE SHOULD BE BLACK LIKE THE DEVIL, HOT LIKE HELL, AND SWEET
LIKE A KISS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
GOOD DEEDS
"GOOD DEEDS SPEAK OF THEMSELVES. THE TONGUE ONLY INTERRUPTS THEIR
ELOQUENCE."
Submitter comment: SEMINARY PROVERB.
Where learned: SAINT JOSAPHAT SEMINARY ; WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): BRAGGING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
PROVERB
GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB GOOD FIREWOOD IS NOT WITHOUT ANTS. THE AMERICAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMPENSATION
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-15-1971
PROVERB
GERA PREKI PATI SAVE GIRIA.
TRANSLATION: A GOOD ITEM SELLS ITSELF.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-07-1968
LAUGHTER
A GOOD LAUGH IS SUNSHINE IN THE HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-12-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
A GOOD NAME KEEPS ITS GLOW IN THE DARK.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): REPUTATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
A GOOD NAME KEEPS ITS LUSTER IN THE DARK.
Where learned: WALSH COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1970
PROVERB
GOOD NEWS IS HEARD FROM AFAR.
Submitter comment: ORIGIN: FROM MOTHER AGNES RYAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
PROVERB
REMEMBER, GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
LEBANESE PROVERB
LEBANESE: ROOH HELLEW OO TA HELLOO.
TRANSLATION: GO SWEET AND COME BACK SWEET.
Where learned: TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-04-1969
PROVERB
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.
Submitter comment: FROM UNCERTAIN SOURCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): ENVY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER IN THE OTHER FELLA'S YARD.
Submitter comment:
THINGS ALWAYS LOOK BETTER FOR SOMEONE ELSE-UNTIL YOU PUT YOURSELF
IN THE SAME SITUATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ENVY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
PROVERB
THE GRASS IS NEVER GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRADICTORY PROVERB
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
THE GREATEST COOK
SPANISH: GRAN COCINERA ES EL HAMBRE.
TRANSLATION: THE GREATEST COOK IS HUNGER.
OR, HUNGER IS THE GREATEST COOK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-31-1970
MASTERPIECE
THE GREATEST MASTERPIECES WERE ONCE ONLY PIGMENTS ON A PALETTE.
Where learned: MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
PROVERB
GREAT MINDS RUN IN THE SAME TRACK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COINCIDENCE OF IDEAS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
PROVERB
GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
Submitter comment: SOURCE UNCERTAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
PROVERB
A GROCER'S DAUGHTER KNOWS HER ONIONS.
Submitter comment: SOURCE UNCERTAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
POLISH PROVERB
A GUEST IN THE HOUSE IS GOD IN THE HOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HOSPITALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1930