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Walk softly but carry a big stick (26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1900 in letter relating an old African proverb) [32] Walls have ears; Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs; Waste not, want not; Well begun is half done; What does not kill me makes me stronger; Well done is better than well said; What cannot be cured must be endured
This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late-19th century, and have become unfamiliar since. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of idioms can be useful, since the meaning of an idiom cannot be deduced by knowing the meaning of its constituent words. See that article for a fuller ...
The Proverbs of Alfred is a collection of early Middle English sayings ascribed to King Alfred the Great (called "England's darling"), said to have been uttered at an assembly in Seaford, East Sussex. [1] The collection of proverbs was probably put together in Sussex in the mid-12th century.
The Durham Proverbs is a collection of 46 mediaeval proverbs from various sources. They were written down as a collection, in the eleventh century, on some pages (pages 43 verso to 45 verso, between a hymnal and a collection of canticles) of a manuscript that were originally left blank.
Cutting out this phrase from a half-century-old law would save homebuyers $175,000 and help tackle the housing crisis, economists say. Jason Ma. May 25, 2024 at 3:41 PM. Getty Images.
Toggle 20th-century subsection. 2.1 1900s–1950s. 2.2 1960s–1970s. 2.3 1980s. 2.4 1990s. 3 21st-century. ... This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes ...
[51] Over 1,400 new English proverbs are said to have been coined and gained currency in the 20th century. [52] This process of creating proverbs is always ongoing, so that possible new proverbs are being created constantly. Those sayings that are adopted and used by an adequate number of people become proverbs in that society. [53] [54]
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