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Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
An adage is a short, but memorable saying, which holds some important fact of experience that is considered true by many people, or it has gained some credibility through its long use. Contents Top
Base text used for the 2011 Belles Lettres translation in French. Also downloadable as PDFs from "Les Adages d'Erasme". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Adagia, complete Latin text Scan of volume II of the Leiden Opera omnia of 1703-6. List of the proverbs in Latin: "Titels van de Adagia". Archived from the original on 2023-10-26
Used before a list of the names of the judges on a panel hearing a particular case. coram Deo: in the presence of God: A phrase from Christian theology which summarizes the idea of Christians living in the presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of God; see also coram Deo. coram episcopo: in the presence of the bishop
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language.
Wise only in appearance. From Erasmus's collection of Adages. Beata Virgo Maria (BVM) Blessed Virgin Mary: A common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae (hours), litaniae and officium (office). beatae memoriae
Godwin's law, an adage in Internet culture: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." Coined by Mike Godwin in 1990. Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality: the death rate is the sum of an age-independent component and an age-dependent component.
List of eponymous laws – Adages and sayings named after a person; Intelligence principle – Principle purporting a limit point of cultural evolution across civilizations; Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics – Fictional set of rules by Isaac Asimov; Niven's laws – Author Larry Niven's rules about how the universe works