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WATER
DON'T THROW OUT THE DIRTY WATER UNTIL YOU GET SOME CLEAN.
Submitter comment:
SAID PRIMARILY IN REFERENCE TO DISH WATER AND SAVING IN TIME OF
POVERTY. SHE SAYS IT ALSO APPLIES TO RADICALS AND HIPPIES TODAY.
Where learned: GIVEN BY LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-06-1970