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APOTHEGM
MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE. THIS IS THE GOLDEN RULE IN THE GLASS
BUSINESS.
Submitter comment: THIS HAS A VERY SIMPLE MEANING: BE CAREFUL }
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RIVERVIEW
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK RHYME
WHEN YOU ARE MARRIED AND SETTLE DOWN,
SEND ME A PIECE OF YOUR WEDDING GOWN.
Submitter comment: FROM INFORMANT'S JUNIOR HIGH AUTOGRAPH BOOK, 1929-1933
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; GLENSHAW
Keyword(s): ADVICE:POSITIVE ; MARRIAGE ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.345 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
AUTOGRAPH VERSE
REMEMBER A
REMEMBER B
BUT C THAT U
REMEMBER ME.
Submitter comment: FOUND IN INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE:POSITIVE ; FRIENDSHIP ; IAMBIC DIMETER ; RHYME: ABCB ; TYPOGRAPHICAL VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
Date learned: 10-08-1965
AUTOGRAPH- VERSE
REMEMBER M
REMEMBER E
PUT THEM TOGETHER , REMEMBER ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE:POSITIVE ; FRIENDSHIP ; RHYME: ABCB ; TYPOGRAPHICAL VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
Date learned: 10-05-1971
SMILE AWHILE
SMILE
AWHILE
AND WHILE YOU SMILE
ANOTHER
SMILES,
AND SOON THERE'S MILES
AND MILES
OF SMILES
AND LIFE'S WORTH WHILE
BECAUSE YOU SMILE.
Submitter comment: VERSE PRINTED ON DECORATED POSTCARD.
Where learned: DETROIT ; POSTCARD COLLECTION ; CIRCA 1910
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; RHYME: AAABAAAAAA
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: C00001910
SIGN ON A FLORIST'S TRUCK
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU DRIVE:
THE NEXT LOAD MAY BE FOR YOU}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE HUMOR FLOWERS
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
KINDNESS
IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT A PERSON, DON'T SAY ANYTHING
AT ALL
Submitter comment: NONE
Data entry tech comment: THIS IS JUST A WAY OF COMMON DECENCY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-20-1968
NO TITLE
IF YOU BUILD YOUR HOUSE OF TOOTHPICKS, DON'T SMOKE.
Submitter comment: NONE
Data entry tech comment:
REMINDS ME OF " PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES, SHOULDN'T
THROW STONES.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
PROVERBIAL SAYING
IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
Submitter comment: NONE
Data entry tech comment: NONE
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-20-1971
PROVERBIAL SAYING
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE PEACHES, GET OUT OF THE ORCHARD.
Submitter comment: NONE
Data entry tech comment:
IF YOU DON'T LIKE A SITUATION OR PLACE, GET OUT OF THERE AS
FAST AS YOU CAN TO AVOID PROBLEMS.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- V 20 |
NONE
IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY PEACHES, DON'T SHAKE MY TREE.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM.
Data entry tech comment: IF YOU CAN'T BE A WINNER, THEN JOIN THE GROUP.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
NONE
IF YOU CAN'T BE GOOD, BE CAREFUL.
Where learned: NOT LISTED
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
PROVERB
EINEM GESCHENKTEN GAUL SIEHT MAN NICHT INS MAUL.
IF YOU HAVE A HORSE GIVEN TO YOU, DO NOT LOOK HIM IN THE MOUTH. TRAN
IN THE SENSE THAT YOU CAN NOT BE TOO
CRITICAL OF WHAT YOU GET FOR NOTHING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
IF YOU HAVEN'T PUT SOMETHING DOWN, DON'T LOOK FOR IT}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): TAKING NOTES
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-23-1971
SCOTTISH PROVERB
IF YOU KEN ME, COME AND LIVE WE ME.
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS IF YOU LIKE ME, COME AND LIVE WITH ME AND IS AN OLD
SCOTTISH PROVERB WHICH MRS. CAMPBELL STILL USES.
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; KEN=KNOW ; SCOTTISH DIALECT ; WE=WI'
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
RUSSIAN PROVERB
IF YOU LIVE WITH WOLVES LEARN TO HOWL LIKE A WOLF.
Where learned: RUSSIA ; MOSCOW
Keyword(s): ANIMALS TEMPER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADAPTABILITY ; ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
BED
IF YOU MAKE YOUR BED HARD, LAY IN IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PERSONAL ADVICE FURNITURE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-12-1972
MARINE PROVERB
IF YOU MUST RAISE HELL, DO IT AT LEAST A MILE AWAY FROM THE FLAGPOLE
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; TO RAISE HELL: SLANG FOR CAUSING A DISTURBANCE OR TROUBLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-24-1965
CORN
IF YOU PLANT CORN IN THE OLD OF THE MOON, IT WILL EAR OUT BETTER.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE FARMING NATURE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE IMPLIED ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-09-1968