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THE THINGS WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT JUST AREN'T SO, GET US
INTO TROUBLE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HER MOTHER USED TO SAY THIS TO HER
WHEN SHE WAS A SMALL CHILD AND SHE BUILT HER HOPES UP
TOO HIGH.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-20-1971