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). ;
  1. The creators gifts are not for sale (How many have sold their soul. Everything by mankind's evil now has a price. - Thank you: Brian)
  2. The cure is worse than the disease. (Thank you: Bryon)
  3. The day eventually comes for childish things to be put away.
  4. The devil makes work for idle hands. (Thank you: Kendrick Bateson)
  5. The devil’s in the details. (So is God, they say)
  6. The early bird catches the worm. (If you get there early you'll get what you want.)
  7. The early bird gets the worm, but if you are a worm its best to sleep late. (Thank you: Greg)
  8. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. (The first mouse falls in the mouse trap - Thank you: Alex R. and Dr. Bob)
  9. The end dosn't always justify the means. (Thank you: Jerry)
  10. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. (Thank you: Clyde at Clifton Park)
  11. The eve is better than the vacation. (Wise old saying - Vacation on its onset makes us excited, as one looks forward to a terrific time. Upon returning you realize that the vacation itself was quite hectic and not as you expected. - Thank you: Vijay M Gabbita)
  12. The family that prays together stays together. (Thank you: Carolyn)
  13. The female of the species is more deadly than the male. (Thank you: James 1941)
  14. The first cut is the deepest.
  15. The first thing in a suit case is the last thing out. (Thank you: Barbara B)
  16. The forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest. (Thank you: Nikki K)
  17. The fruit (apple) doesn't fall far from the tree. (The son is very similar to his father.)
  18. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. (The things of others are more pleasant for us, and ours more pleasant to them.)
  19. The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.
  20. The healing hand of man reflects the healing hand of God.
  21. The higher they climb, the harder they fall (Thank you: Staralfur)
  22. The hurrieder you get, the behinder you become. (Thank you: DLB)
  23. The little thieves get hung and the big thieves get richer and richer.
  24. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
  25. The more you know, the less you know.

Total: 816
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