adages
- plural of adage.
Example Sentences
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Adages like “No child should be left back from a quality education” and “Be something bigger than yourself” draw well-intentioned teachers desiring to save poor kids from their despairing circumstances.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2016
In Italy, he learned Greek, published an extensive anthology of ancient Adages, and was appalled at the wars of Pope Julius II against neighboring Christian states.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the best form of the joke is given by Erasmus in his Adages, as follows: 'A certain traveller in Holland lay so near the fire that his cloak was scorched.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
In 1512 Erasmus got $8.40 from Badius the Parisian printer for a new edition of his Adages.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
Adages respecting the robin and the wren, generally including the martin and swallow, are common in all parts of the country.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
