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Proverb
Like water off a duck's back.
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Original BN [V600, V200] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): ADAPTABILITY ; BIRD ; DUCK ; Resilience ; WATER ; Waterproof
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Proverb
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): ATTITUDE ; Bite ; GREED ; Hand ; METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
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From - Uncertain
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ;
Keyword(s): ATTITUDE ; Bite ; GREED ; Hand ; METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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Original BN [V400] crossed out. Replaced with current classfication.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): assume ; assumption ; Chicken ; Choices ; Egg ; Hatch
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Words of Wisdom:
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
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Handed down to Shirley from her father, Frank.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Barrel ; Bushel ; LIGHT ; POTENTIAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The early bird catches the worm
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Original BN [V300] crossed out. Repalced with current classification.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): BIRD ; CATCH ; Early ; FOOD ; Forethought ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A false friend and a shadow stay only while the sun shines
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Origin: Unknown
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Fake ; False ; Friend ; Good ; METAPHOR ; Shadow ; Sun ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A penny saved is a penny earned
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Original BN [V200, V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): COIN ; EARNED ; MISER ; MONEY ; Penny ; Save ; Scrimp ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Penny wise, pound foolish
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): COIN ; Dollar ; MONEY ; Penny ; Pound ; Save ; Scrimp ; Spend ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK ;
Keyword(s): Ail ; CURE ; Ill ; MEDICINE ; PREVENTION ; Remedies ; REMEDY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
That's the way the ball bounces
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While Mr. DuCharme, a fellow student in a Folklore course at the University of Detroit, was giving his presentation on a comparative study of ballad variation, he used the phrase: "That's the way the cookie crumbles." I was reminded that when I was about his age, we used to say "That's the way the ball bounces." But it still means the same thing!
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Ball ; Bounce ; Inevitable ; LIFE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Proverb
Six of one, half dozen of another
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My pet answer to probably any question put to me.
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Question mark next to Collector's comment.
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
MM Six...another CO [THIS IS] my pet answer to...
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Choice ; Dozen ; Either ; Half ; Indifference ; One ; Six
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): CHILD ; DISCIPLINE ; Parenting ; PUNISHMENT ; Rod ; Spare ; Spoil
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Early to bed, Early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
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Where learned: HOME ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bed ; Early ; HEALTH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Rise ; TIME ; VERSE ; WEALTH ; WISDOM ; Wise
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
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From - Uncertain
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Save ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
Lepszy wrobel w garsci, niz go tab na dachu.
Better to have a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof.
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Where learned: HOME ;
James Callow Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; ETHNIC ; Grateful ; Hand ; Maxim ; Pigeon ; POLISH ; PROVERB ; Roof ; Sparrow ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Beggars can't be choosers.
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Heard it at home.
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Beg ; Beggar ; Choose ; Chooser ; Grateful ; Maxim ; Picky ; PROVERB ; Spoiled ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Where learned: HOME ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; COIN ; Earn ; Finances ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Penny ; PROVERB ; Save ; THRIFT ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Look before you leap.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Jump ; Leap ; Look ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Sight ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; COIN ; Earn ; Finance ; Finances ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Penny ; PROVERB ; Save ; THRIFT ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |