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). ;

Never build another man's empire. (Work for yourself. Don't make another man rich with your efforts. - Thank you: Slide)
Never confuse education with intelligence.
Never insult the alligator until you've crossed the river.
Never judge a book by its cover. (Don't be misled by first appearances. Thank you: Debra Hutcherson)
Never leave for tomorrow something you can do today. (Avoid procrastination)
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means that they know another language.
Never put your money where your mouth is, because every dollar has been in a stripper's asshole.
Never run a horse toward the barn!
Never run to kill a mouse in your house, but block the way it took in. (Thank you: Dotun Adegoke)
Never sacrifice who you are, just because someone has a problem with it.
Never say never. (Thank you: Dr. Bob)
Never talk of religion, politics or money. (Or you will lose your friends or offend strangers - Thank you: AlexisR)
Never under estimate the power of a woman. (Us gals are powerful. - Thank you: Nellie B)
No gods or kings just man. (Thank you: Penguinstein)
No good deed goes unpunished. (Thank you: Thomas Buechner)
No matter how flat the pancake is, there's still two sides. (Thank you: Norm Pulliam)
No pain, no gain. (some of the things that happen in real life are wilder than any author's imagination. - Thank you: Bryon)
No point in saving the roses when the house is on fire. (Thank you: William Dascavich)
No wrong stays hidden long. (Be sure your sin will find you out.)
None of us is as smart as all of us.
Not playing with a full deck. (Cheater, or not too smart.)
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Nothing changes, if no one changes. (Thank you: Malachio)
Nothing good comes easy. (You have to work hard to get the nectar. - Thank you: Reener Grant)
Nothing succeeds like success.

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