Adages, the oral transfer of knowledge between generations
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Here you will find a list of over seven hundred adages people use everyday to improve their lives. An adage is a short saying that transmits wisdom. Before people knew how to read and write, they passed knowledge by word of mouth. The word adage comes from Latin adagium (saying), formed by the prefix ad- (to, toward, about) and agium (from the verb agio, I say).
;- Feed two birds with one scone (Thank you: zoe2byrdz)
- Fighting like cats and dogs.
- Finders keepers, loosers weepers. (Hang on to what you value. - Thank you: Nellie B)
- Five Ps: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance (If you want to succeed in anything, you must have time of preparation - Thank you: Fantastic Abbillan Mukondo aka Willard)
- Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
- Fools' names like fools' faces, always seen in public places. (Thank you: Nellie B)
- Fools rush in where angels fear to tread (It is wiser to traverse the unknown slowly and warily rather than charging ahead blindly. - Thank you: Staralfur)
- For every article of clothing you add in your closet, take one out. (It keeps things neat. - Thank you: Marie)
- For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
- Fore warned is fore prepared. (Make use of the knowledge you have. - Thank you: Richard)
- Forewarned is forearmed (Thank you: Chukwuebuka Sunibobo)
- Forget about the mules and load the wagon. (It is not so important how you got there, but what you bring).
- Forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. (Luke 23,34)
- Fortune helps those willing to help themselves.
- Friendly Fire - Isn't. (Your sides bullets kill you just as dead as your enemy's bullets.)
- Friends are like potatoes. If you eat 'em, they die. (Value your friends.)
- From all that you will get, gain understanding.
- Genius is one percent inspiration and ninty nine percent perspiration. (Thank you: Mumtaz)
- Give a man a book and you give him or her a future and a hope. (Thank you: Sichelesile S Ndlovu)
- Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
- Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile.
- Give him enough rope and he'll hang himself.
- Give him enough time and he'll hang himself. (Time cures everything, even love matters).
- Give it the old college try. (Try the traditional way to be successful. - Thank you: Regina Rosa )
- Give them a taste of their own medicine. (Thank you: Devon)
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