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).
;- You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
- You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. (Thank you: Staralfur)
- You can have it cheap, fast, or good; Pick 2. (Thank you: VPedersen)
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink.
- You can learn something from everyone even if it's Stupidity. (Thank you: Randy)
- You can lose a lot of money chasing women, but you will never lose women chasing money (When you have little money and you are chasing woman it will finish you, but if you have enough money, the women will look for you. - Thank you: Sesanfalae)
- You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's (pig's) ear. (Thank you: Bev Gregory)
- You can't fix stupid. (They stay stupid for live - Thank you: Sharon H)
- You can't have your cake and eat it too. (Thank you: Nellie B)
- You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
- You can't please everyone.
- You can't polish poo.
- You can't ride two horses with one ass. (Thank you: amber)
- You can't teach an old dog new tricks (Cannot happen literally - A person maybe too old to learn new stuff.)
- You Can't Tell the Forest For the Trees. (Details/confusion may obscure larger truths.)
- You couldn't please them, even if you put them in a pie factory tasting pies. (Thank you: Sharon H)
- You don't have to be old to be wise.
- You don't shit where you eat. (Thank you: Adam Wymore)
- You don't stand on my feet and expect to get balance without holding me. (Thank you: Timmy Sly)
- You fool me once shame on you. You fool me twice shame on me.
- You get what you get. Don't throw a fit. (Thank you: Austin Davidson)
- You get what you pay for. (You pay very little for something, it is not going to last you long.)
- You grew it, you chew it.. (Thank you: Jerry)
- You made your bed, now lie in it. (You must suffer the consequences of your own actions.)
- You may delay but the time will not. (Thank you: The great)
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