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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Proverb
All's well that ends well.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Retort
Beauty is only skin deep.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BEAUTY ; Depth ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SKIN ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Retort
One good turn deserves another
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When someone does something good for you - it is nice to do something nice for them.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Think before you speak.
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Don't say anything you will be sorry for later
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A job worth doing is worth doing well.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; JOB ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverbial Saying
To keep your wife at home: keep her barefoot or keep her pregnant.
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This saying was especially popular during World War II.
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Informant and collector share the same surname and residence.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; informant's home
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; MARRIAGE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Wife
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Two heads are better than one.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
He who laughs last, laughs best.
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Don't laugh at anyone in trouble, because the same thing could happen to you.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Laugh ; Laughter ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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If you like someone, you will think they are beautiful where others may not.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BEAUTY ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Beggars should not be choosers.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Beg ; Beggar ; CHARITY ; Choose ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.
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Saying in High School (reverse of another done intentionally)
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROCRASTINATION ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
The fellow who comes into a bar optimistically, leave misty-optically.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DRUNK ; HUMOR ; Jest ; Maxim ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PROVERB ; PUN ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Never explain: Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; enemies ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
Lazy man's version:
Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LAZY ; Maxim ; PROCRASTINATION ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A word to the wise is sufficient.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
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Proverb
He who laughs last, laughs best.
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Told to me by my mother, 1956-57, in New York.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Laugh ; Laughter ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Omen:
There are old pilots / And there are bold pilots / But there are never old, bold, pilots.
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This is taught to pilots early in their training - beware of being too confident - never step out of the realm of your experience.
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Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bold ; Maxim ; Old ; OMEN ; Pilot ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Step on a crack. Break your mother's back.
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Where learned: HOME ; ILLINOIS ; SKOKIE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Back ; Crack ; Maxim ; MOTHER ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
No fool like an old fool
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Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Fool ; Maxim ; Old ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow down.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DEATH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |