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Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Adagia, complete Latin text online at "Adages d'Erasme". Le Groupe Renaissance et Âge classique (GRAC). Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Base text used for the 2011 Belles Lettres translation in French. Also downloadable as PDFs from "Les Adages d'Erasme". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19.
An adage is a short, but memorable saying, which holds some important fact of experience that is considered true by many people, or it has gained some credibility through its long use. Contents Top
Godwin's law, an adage in Internet culture: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." Coined by Mike Godwin in 1990. Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality : the death rate is the sum of an age-independent component and an age-dependent component.
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language .
I'd love to take you out to dinner," for example, is a polite way to RSVP no to a birthday bash you cannot attend because of a work commitment. 3. It's time-sensitive
Rhetorical device in which the most important action is placed first, even though it happens after the other action. The standard example comes from the Aeneid of Virgil (2.353): Moriamur, et in media arma ruamus "Let us die, and charge into the thick of the fight".
(Bonus health history fact: The phrase “hair of the dog” is short for the adage “the hair of the dog that bit you,” and supposedly comes from the old belief that you can heal an ailment by ...