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Belief: Weather
Time for Rain:
Rain before seven, quit before eleven.
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My mother says in the country this was a common saying.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): BIRDS ; Flock ; Homogeneous ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush.
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The B in Bird is underlined.
Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): BIRD ; Bush ; Hand ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Too soon old and too late smart.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): AGE ; Elderly ; Hindsight ; IGNORANCE ; Old ; WISDOM ; YOUTH
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Proverb
...as slow as molasses in January.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; TRAVERSE CITY
Keyword(s): Cold ; January ; Molasses ; Month ; SIMILE ; Slow ; SPEED ; TIME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
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Proverb
Barking dogs never bite.
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Dup of WPP
The B in Barking is underlined in red.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): Bark ; Bite ; Dogs ; Maxim ; Misdirection ; PROVERB ; SIGN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
He who laughs last, laughs best.
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Original BN [O400] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): Laugh ; Laughter ; PATIENCE ; Reward ; Virtue
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Half a loaf is better than none.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): Appreciation ; BREAD ; loaf ; METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverbial Apothegm Maxim
Laugh and the world laughs with you - cry and you cry alone.
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If you see things in a happy light, others will too, but if you are constantly bitter, you will find yourself alone in your grief.
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Located in a pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Alone ; Cry ; Laugh ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Let sleeping dogs lie.
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Located in Pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Disturb ; Dogs ; Passive ; SLEEP
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Maxim
Dog Proverb:
Love me, love my dog.
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Informant incessantly repeats this.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; DOG ; LOVE ; TOLERANCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Proverbial Metaphor:
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
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Don't be antagonistic to those who help you.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ATTITUDE ; Bite ; GREED ; Hand ; METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Superstition: Animals
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
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From Friends
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): assume ; assumption ; Chickens ; Eggs ; Hatch
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb |
Proverb
Fine as frogs hairs.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AMPHIBIAN ; ANIMAL ; FROG ; HAIR ; SIMILE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Proverb
Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): ANGELS ; Danger ; Fools ; IGNORANCE ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
As goes Maine. so goes the nation.
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This person clearly did not subscribe to this proverb as he followed up the comment by saying that there was never such a disproven one as this in political circles.
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Original BN [P800, V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Maine ; Nation ; POLITICS ; STATE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Proverb
An open foe may prove a curse but a pretended friend is worse.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates adn Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): CURSE ; ENEMY ; Fake ; Foe ; Friend ; HYPOCRISY ; pretend
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
One today is worth two tomorrows.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): NUMBERS ; One ; Today ; TOMORROW ; Two
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Irish Proverb:
A rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): Moss ; Movement ; Rolling ; Stagnant ; Stagnation ; STALE ; STONE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |