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).
;- Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. (Thank you: Staralfur)
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Thank you: Kendrick Bateson)
- Nothing ventured, nothing lost.
- Oatmeal is better than no meal. (Be thankful for what you have.)
- Obstacles are the those frightful things you see, when you take your mind off your goals. (Thanks: Christophe de Dinechin )
- Old adages tend to fly out the window.
- Once a task is just begun, never leave it 'til its done, do the labour great or small, and do it right or not at all. (Finish what you start and always give it your best effort. - Thank you: Rick Cohen)
- Once bitten, twice shy. (When something or someone has hurt you once, you tend to avoid that thing or person.)
- One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- One good deed deserves another. (Thank you: Nellie B)
- One is company, two is a crowd. (Thank you: Fitz)
- One learns little from success, but much from failure. (Thank you: Debbie)
- One man’s dirt is another man’s patina.
- One man's rich is another man's poor.
- One man's trash is another man's treasure. (Thank you: Maddy)
- One moment on the lips... forever on the hips. (It takes only seconds to eat, it but will be a struggle to lose the weight-gain it caused. - Thank you: Staralfur)
- One person's floor is another person's ceiling. (Thank you: Cynthia)
- One person's junk is another one person's pleasure.
- One shot, one kill (Thank you: Jeremy)
- One volunteer is worth two pressed men.
- Only one tree can not make a forest. (Thank you: Abdul Yusuf Abdul Yaqqin)
- Opinions are like noses, everybody has one. (Opinions are not facts.)
- Opportunities are like assholes. (Every human should be subjected to ONE. - Thank you: Zein Souma of c.o.m.a.h.s-sierraleone )
- Opportunity knocks only once. (You need to take advantage of opportunities when they arise, before it's too late. - Thank you: Lydia)
- Ordinary people think merely of spending time, great people think of utilizing it (Thank you: The great)
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