Adages, the oral transfer of knowledge between generations

Adages

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French

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Latin

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). ;

Is the glass half full or half empty? (Thank you: Staralfur)
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings. (Thank you: Nellie B)
It fell through the cracks (Thank you: Dr. Bob)
It is always darkest before the dawn. (When things seem at their worst, luck will suddenly change for the better. - Thank you: Ray Brown)
It is an ill wind that blows no one any good. (Thank you: Kendrick Bateson)
It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool, than to speak and erase all doubt. (Thank you: Glenn and Judy)
It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. (It means what it means, plain and simple. - Thank you: Rob)
It is not over until it is over.
It is not the size of the bull in a fight that wins, It is the size of the fight in the bull. (Thank you: Omaka Elom)
It is OK to trust your gut instinct. Just remember to recalibrate your gut from time to time.
It is too good to be true.
It is what it is. (Accept reality even though you may not like it)
It takes only three or four logs to hold up the entire river full of logs.
It takes two lungs to breathe and 13 players on a field to play rugby (Thank you: Dr. Bob)
It will all come out in the wash. (It is all solved at the end).
It will happen when pigs fly. (Never)
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
It's better to be a sinner than to be a false saint.(Thank you: Pranjal Sharma)
It's better to give than to receive.
It's better to have loved and lost, then to have never loved at all. (Thank you: Tyna)
It's cheaper to keep her. (Advice from a lawyer: Don't get a divorce - Thank you: Q)
It's going to get worse before it gets better. (Thank you: midge2914)
It's just as easy to love a rich man as it is a poor man. (Thank you: Devon)
It's like finding a specific needle in a stack of needles. (Highly improbable.- Thank you: CS)
It's not what you know, it's who you know. (Thank you: Bryon)

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