Adage Quotes

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It's the old adage, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained, ... While this is unique, we consider ourselves unique. — Gavin Newsom
There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak… — Theodore Roosevelt
One common adage...that is completely wrongheaded is: You can't go broke taking profits. That's precisely how many traders do go broke. While amateurs go broke… — William Eckhardt
As a professional broadcaster, I can tell you that over the course of my career, there is an adage: don't ever apologize. — Rush Limbaugh
I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
There's an adage that is an apt description of the new dynamic at work between brands and consumers connected through social media: People support what… — Simon Mainwaring
The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a… — Thomas Sowell
The adage 'a family that prays together, stays together' is so true. — Niecy Nash
There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun… — Beryl Markham
Einmal ist keinmal, says Tomas to himself. What happens but once, says the German adage, might as well not have happened at all. If we… — Milan Kundera
Just like the old adage--what you dislike most in other people is what you dislike the most in yourself-- — Shannon Hale
...there is a celebrated aphorism insisting that the best way to live is to 'work like you don't need the money, dance like nobody is… — Gina Barreca
Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st… — William Shakespeare
Plant an expectation; reap a disappointment." (Quoting an old adage) — Elizabeth Gilbert
My feeling is, if a dog is that hard up to break free, let it go. It's like a boyfriend who wants to break up.… — Chelsea Handler
Bad books on writing tell you to "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW", a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many… — Joe Haldeman
It is an old, old adage that if you want someone to do something, get them to believe it is their idea. Humanity is mind… — David Icke
Hope strengthens. Fear kills[...] That simple adage is master of every situation, every choice. Each morning we wake up, we get to choose between hope… — Karen Marie Moning
The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that… — Richard Carlson
The old adage which says that it is â€˜whom you know that countsâ€™ is far off the mark. It is what you know about whom… — Judith McNaught

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