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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-30-1968
COLD HANDS, WARM HEART,
WARM HANDS, COLD HEART.
A (?) MEANS TO MEASURE THE TRUE EXTENT OF A LOVER.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; GADSDEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 10-01-1973
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, BUT BETTER NEVER LATE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MOUNT MORRIS
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
POLISH PROVERB
THE MOUNTAINS WOULD NOT COME TO THE MAHOMET,
MAHOMET WENT TO THE MOUNTAIN.
TRANSLATION OF:
NIE PRZYSZTA GORA DO MAHOMETA,
MAHOMET PRZYSZEDTA DO GORY.
Submitter comment: MY FATHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
PROVERB
MOST PEOPLE NEVER PLAN TO FAIL,
THEY JUST FAIL TO PLAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
Proverb
Speech of John F. Kennedy:
..."Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Submitter comment:
J.F.K.'s closing remarks of his inaugural speech in 1960.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHIASMUS ; Maxim ; PRESIDENT ; PROVERB ; SPEECH ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
IF YOU DREAM OF A DEATH, WEDDING IN THE FAMILY;
IF YOU DREAM OF A WEDDING, DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
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Where learned: Arkansas ; RUSSELLVILLE
Keyword(s): DEATH ; Dream ; FAMILY ; Meaning ; Opposite ; SIGN ; SYMBOL ; WEDDING
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; CONTRAST ; ITERATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about weddings, funerals, and other crucial moments of life |
Date learned: 10-20-1973