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PROVERB
NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING MEANS WHEN SOMEBODY GIVES YOU SOMETHING, DON'T
BE LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF IT SUITS YOU, JUST TAKE IT AND
BE GRATEFUL.
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN TELL A HORSE'S AGE BY LOOKING IN ITS MOUTH
AND TEETH. SO, IN THE SAME WAY, IF SOMEBODY GIVES YOU A
HORSE DON'T BE LOOKING IN ITS MOUTH TO SEE IF IT SUITS
YOU--JUST TAKE IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-08-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NEVER, NEVER LET ANYTHING TALLER THAN THE TWO OF YOU
COME BETWEEN YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
PROVERB
NEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE UNTIL IT TROUBLES YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-10-1968
FLYING HIGH
NO MATTER HOW HIGH YOU FLY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO COME
DOWN FOR WATER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
NEWS
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
PROVERB
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
NOT GIVEN
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
NOTHING IS CERTAIN BUT DEATH AND TAXES.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
PROVERB
NO USE TO CRY OVER SPILT MILK.
Submitter comment:
REFERS TO GRIEVING AFTER AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT
OR MISTAKE.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
OFTEN WE ARE COMPELLED TO MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD CASE.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; WOLF CREEK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-10-1851
PROVERB
OLD FISHERMEN NEVER DIE, THEY CAN'T RAISE THEIR RODS
ANY MORE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; PORCH OF GILLETTE HALL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 06-22-1970
PROVERB
AN OLD MAN NEVER WANTS A TALE TO TELL.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
OLD MEN GO TO DEATH; DEATH COMES TO YOUNG MEN.
Submitter comment: OLD MEN ARE PREPARED TO DIE; YOUNG MEN ARE NOT.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
ONE FOOL MAKES MANY FOOLS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DORM ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 06-14-1970
PROVERB
ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
PROVERB
THE ONLY THINGS FOR SURE IN LIFE ARE DEATH AND TAXES.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
ON THE FIRST DAY OF MAY,
THROW YOUR SHOES AND SOCKS AWAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
PROVERB
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-26-1969
PROVERB
A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
Keyword(s): THRIFT FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-00-1972