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PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM MAXIM
PROPERTY IS THEFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; YOU CAN'T LOSE WHAT YOU DON'T OWN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-10-1969
UNDER EACH CLOUD IS A SILVER LINING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CELESTIAL BRIGHTNESS ; UNDISCLOSED MERIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPENSATION ; CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
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Superstition: Gambling
Good Luck:
Never win the first hand in a poker game. Otherwise you'll be a sure loser the rest of the night.
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Where learned: Myself
Keyword(s): CHANCE ; Entertainment ; FATE ; GAMBLING ; Gaming ; jinx ; LOSERS ; LUCK ; NUMBER ; NUMBERS ; Poker ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number |
Proverb
An Old Saying:
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers.
Submitter comment:
It is not certain just when, or from whom my grandmother first heard this little saying; although, since it seems to be a typically American little adage, I'm quite certain that she did not hear it before she came to this country in 1910.
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The contribution stamp date has been changed from [January 1964] to [May 1965].
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KW:EZX
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): Common Law ; Cry ; Discover ; Find ; Lose ; Loss ; LOST ; Ownership ; Weep
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Finders Keepers, Losers weepers.
Submitter comment:
Heard this in grade school
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KW: EZX
Keyword(s): Common Law ; Cry ; Find ; Keep ; Lose ; Loser ; Loss ; Ownership ; Weer
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It is wise to risk no more than one can afford to lose.
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Where learned: MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): Lose ; Loss ; RISK ; WISDOM ; Wise
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
He who hesitates is lost.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Hesitate ; Lose ; LOST ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Close only counts in horseshoes.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Close ; HORSESHOES ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverbial Apothegm Maxim
He'd lose his head if it wasn't attached.
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Keyword(s): Apothegm ; Attached ; HEAD ; Lose ; Man ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
SMALL EARS SHOW A PERSON TO BE A PENNY PINCHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): CHEAP ; Close ; MEAN ; STINGY ; UNGENEROUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Ears, noise in ear |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN