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PROVERB
AS YOU WANDER THROUGH LIFE MY FRIEND
WHATEVER BE YOUR GOAL
KEEP YOUR EYE UPON THE DOUGHNUT
AND NOT UPON THE HOLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OPTIMISM, NOT PESSIMISM ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
RAINBOWS
AT THE END OF A RAINBOW, THERE'S A POT OF GOLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): OPTIMISM ; SUPERNATURAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
PROVERB
CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET TO IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ANTICIPATION ; OPTIMISM ; WORRY?
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
LITHUANIAN PROVERB (TRANSLATION)
DON'T LOOK AT THE BAD SIDE, BUT AT THE GOOD SIDE.
Data entry tech comment: SEE 5X8 CARD FOR LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 03-07-1968
PROVERB
DO WHAT YOU CAN, WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OPTIMISM ; PRACTICALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
BELIEF
LOOK AT BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THINK BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS, AND
YOU WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC ; OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
RUSSIAN PROVERB
EVEN THE COLDEST WIND CANNOT EXTINGUISH THE SUN.
Where learned: RUSSIA ; MOSCOW
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): HOPEFULNESS ; OPTIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1905
PROVERB IN VERSE (?)
EVEN THE SEVERED BRANCH GROWS AGAIN,
AND THE SUNKEN MOON RETURNS:
WISE MEN WHO PONDER THIS ARE NOT TROUBLED IN ADVERSITY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HINDU BOOK CENTER
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; OPTIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
CHINESE PROVERB
EVERYTHING IN THE PAST DIED YESTERDAY;
EVERYTHING IN THE FUTURE WAS BORN TODAY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): IDEALISM ; INITIAL ITERATION ; OPTIMISM ; WISHFUL THINKING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
PROVERB
EVERYTHING IS GOOD, ANYTHING IN EXCESS IS POISON.
Submitter comment:
MR. VIANCI IS FROM INDIA AND IS IN LAPEER, MICHIGAN,
WORKING AS AN ACCOUNTANT.
HE SAYS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROVERB THERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LAPEER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; MODERATION ; OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-21-1970
OBSERVATION ABOUT DEATH
THE EVIL A MAN DOES DIES WITH HIS BONES, THE GOOD LIVES ON.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
IRISH PROVERB
OLD AGE NEVER COMES ALONE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
James Callow Keyword(s): OPTIMISM ; PESSIMISM ; RATIONALIZATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 04-17-1971
SHE ALWAYS LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
Submitter comment:
MR. ASHTON GAVE ME AND TOM THESE SAYINGS TO HELP US
OUT WHEN WE ASKED HIM.
Where learned: THROUGH THE MAIL
Keyword(s): OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-16-1969
SMILE AND THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU
WEEP AND YOU WEEP ALONE.
THIS GREEDY OLD WORLD WANTS ALL OF YOUR MIRTH
IT HAS ENOUGH GRIEF OF ITS OWN.
IF YOU HAVE PLENTY THEY'LL OFFER YOU MORE
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING THEY'LL COME TO YOUR DOOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): OPTIMISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 03-09-1971