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A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
Similar to "quality over quantity"; though there may be few of something, at least they are of good quality. pauca sed matura: few, but ripe: Said to be one of Carl Gauss's favorite quotations. Used in The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein. paulatim ergo certe: slowly therefore surely
The Good News: Those who work hard will be looked upon kindly by God. If you're entering the workforce post college, remember that even if your boss doesn't always notice your hard work — God does.
Prayer and work École Polytechnique de Montréal: Ut tensio sic vis: Latin As the extension, the force Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Through tireless effort knowledge and understanding English Through tireless effort knowledge and understanding Lakehead University: Vos persolvo pro angustus obvius: Latin Achievement through effort ...
anonymous proverb sunt superis sua iura: the gods have their own laws: From Ovid's Metamorphoses, book IX, line 500; also used by David Hume in The Natural History of Religion, chapter XIII: suo jure: in one's own right: Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through ...
A variant of the proverb, "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread" was recorded as a Pembrokeshire saying in 1866. [1] [2] [3] The modern phrasing, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", began usage at the end of the 19th century, with early print examples found as early as 1887.
a multitude of the wise is the health of the world: From the Vulgate, Wisdom of Solomon 6:24. Motto of the University of Victoria. multum in parvo: much in little: Conciseness. The term "mipmap" is formed using the phrase's abbreviation "MIP"; motto of Rutland, a county in central England. Latin phrases are often multum in parvo, conveying much ...
The first mention of beggars is in John Ray's Collection of English Proverbs in 1670, in the form "If wishes would bide, beggars would ride". [4] The first versions with close to today's wording was in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs, Collected and Arranged in 1721, with the wording "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride". [4]