Adage Quotes

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ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth. — Ambrose Bierce
There is a banking adage that if it's growing like a weed, it's a good chance that it's a weed. — Mark Zandi
I am a believer in the adage - performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power. — N. R. Narayana Murthy
Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer… — Arthur Hailey
You canâ€™t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully… — Madeleine Bunting
Be careful not to give too much credence to the old adage that time heals. Mark my word. It's God that heals. Time only tells. — Beth Moore
As the adage goes, 'fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me'... It's time for patriots everywhere to rally together again… — Chuck Norris
Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage. — Jon Voight
There's an old adage that for every second too fast per mile in the first half of the race, you'll run at least 2 seconds… — Jeff Galloway
Rise early. Fix a time-table to which you must try to keep. One seldom regrets having made an early start, but one always regrets having… — Gaston Rebuffat
One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, â€œIf it is to be, it is up to me.â€ That is, for… — Jim Rohn
Thereâ€™s an old adage that says that money is the root of all evil. Bullshit. Lack of money is the root of all evil. — Gene Simmons
Time and tide will wait for no man, saith the adage. But all men have to wait for time and tide. — Charles Dickens
It is a time-honored adage that love begats love...cast your bread upon the waters and ye shall receive it after many days, increased to a… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your example, and those… — Niecy Nash
I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my… — Clive Davis
If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly. — Vincent de Paul
That adage about 'Write what you know' is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I'm curious to find out. — Jennifer Egan
The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick… — Glenn Hoddle
I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country. — Kamala Harris

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