Adages Quotes

191 Adages quotes by 138 unique authors

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
When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow,… — Paul Auster
People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful… — Tim Ferriss
You know those adages about smelling the roses and chasing butterflies? The markets are my butterflies and my roses. — Bill Gross
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't push him in. — Rock Cowles

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