The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PROVERB

WORDS FITLY SPOKEN ARE LIKE APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER.

Submitter comment: THIS IS TAKEN FROM W.W. BREESE, M.D., "WELL SPRINGS OF TRUTH,"
PAGE 679, LINE 16. INFORMANT SAYS, "THIS OLD BOOK WAS GIVEN TO
ME SOME YEARS AGO. IT IS FULL OF VARIOUS SAYINGS OR PROVERBS, BUT
THE QUESTION ARISES: ARE THEY FOLKLORE?"

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

Date learned: 10-08-1968