Adages, the oral transfer of knowledge between generations

Adages
Bumper-Stickers
Derisive
French
Movie-Lines
Names
Proverbs
Spanish
Three
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). ;
  1. Reading can seriously damage your ignorance.
  2. Real eyes realize real lies. (Thank you: Meissam Sharifi)
  3. Red as fire (Thank you: Peyton Lee)
  4. Red sky in the morning sailor take warning, red sky at night sailor's delight. (Thank you: EMMAJEAN King)
  5. Regret is the fruit of recklessness, carefulness is the solution (Thank you: Sunkanmi)
  6. Remind yourself that it's OK not to be perfect.
  7. Revenge is a dish best served cold. (Emotional detachment and planning (cold-blooded) are best for taking revenge. - Thank you: Andrea)
  8. Rolling stone gathers no moss. (Stay moving and stay active.)
  9. Root hog, or die. (Thank you: Nellie B)
  10. Scarce as a Model T fuel pump. (Thank you: G.E. Castillo)
  11. Seek and ye shall find (Thank you: Nikita)
  12. Settle for crumbs and you'll always will be hungry. (Don't settle for less then you deserve. - Thank you: Walt )
  13. She is the cat's meow. (She's hot. - Thank you: Joan)
  14. Sheep flock together, eagles fly alone. (Thank you: lmohatt)
  15. Shooting fish in a barrel. (Really easy)
  16. Show your oak day. (Thank you: Shirley Whittington)
  17. Silence is golden. (Thank you: Nellie B)
  18. Sin has many tools, but lie is the handle which fits them all. (Thank you: Sneha)
  19. Since Adam was a pup. (Thank you: Staralfur)
  20. Six of one, half dozen of the other. (Doesn't matter which alternative we choose, the result will be the same. - Thank you: Troy)
  21. So thirsty I could spit cotton. (Extremely thirsty. - Thank you: Lorraine)
  22. Some need to wear their pants back to front, rather than their collar. (Thank you: Kendrick Batesom)
  23. Some stones skip further than others and all stones take dives. (Some people are better in life than others, but we all end up in the same place. - Thank you: Jordan L)
  24. Some times the right path is not always the easiest one. (Thank you: P Lakshmi Chowdaiah)
  25. Someone we know in the daytime, we don't switch on the light to see him in the night. (Thank you: Adebowale Agunbiade, Akeem poet)

Total: 816
PreviousPhrases Next

Search phrases with the word:

©2007-2023 copyright www.deChile.net