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).
;- God Bless You (Said when you sneeze) { Thank you: Joseph P. }
- God never closes a door without opening a window. (Thank you: Lydia)
- God's answers are wiser than our prayers. (God knows what we need.)
- Going down like a lead balloon (Something that will not happen, because it can't.)
- Golf is like sex, no skill is required to enjoy. (The best things in life are free - Thank you: Kendrick Bateson)
- Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement.
- Good luck is something you create, bad luck is something you endure. (Thank you: Larry).
- Good manners never go out of style. (Thank you: Devon)
- Good things come to those who wait. (Thank you: Debbie)
- Grab the bull by the horns (Just do it. Mistakes will happen, but life is not too tough, and you will get through it. - Thank you: Jon)
- Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, poor minds discuss people. (Thank you: Raagasudha)
- Great minds run along small channels. (We're both thinking about the same things! - Thank you: Nellie B)
- Great things come in small packages (Thank you: Brandon Cummings)
- Grin and bare it.
- Growing potatoes does not produce a dollar note (Motives should be based in righteousness lest evil otherwise be the origin = the creators gifts are not for sale - Thank you: Brian)
- Half a loaf is better than none. (Thank you: Dr. Bob)
- Happiness is not a reward, it is consequence. Suffering is not a punishment, it is a result. (Thank you: Olaitan Akol)
- Hard work is its own reward (Thank you: Kendrick Bateson)
- Has the cat got your tongue?
- Haste makes waste. (Move forward with great care and deliberation. - Thank you: Ken Gilliland)
- Have not seen that since Grant took Richmond (Long time - Thank you: Lorraine)
- Have their cake and eat it, too.
- Having a gun is a license to be shot. (From To Kill a Mockingbird - Thank you: Alejandra)
- He who can keep his head, when those all about him are losing theirs, probably hasn't yet grasped the seriousness of the situation (Thank you: Jared-Heem)
- He who chases after chicken will eventually fall, but the chicken will always win the race. (Thank you: Bright Luther Ihejinwoke)
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