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  1. In that regard to other art. History The first written reference to the, adage ,appears in the March 1958 issue of Venture, where Sturgeon wrote: According to
  2. Usually not capable of making lengthy independent voyages at sea. The old navy, adage ,to differentiate between ships and boats is that boats are capable of being
  3. 1533 he wrote to James V of Scotland pointing out this essay on duty under the, adage ,Sparta cactus BS, ( You who were born to Sparta shall serve her),on the
  4. And physical toughness that sometimes appears superhuman. Coupled with the, adage ,that the Mountie" always gets his man," the image projects them as fearsome
  5. And abstract concepts through which they can understand the world. " The old, adage ,that 'children’s play is imagination in action' can be reversed: we can say
  6. Two laws. Newton's third law of motion is left parodied, though a separate, adage ,states that" for every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. "
  7. Transitional countries. Quotes Case coined the well known, but often misquoted, adage ," If you torture the data long enough, it will confess. " Publications * * * *.
  8. What thou wilt" ). In the mid 18th century, Sir Francis Dash wood inscribed the, adage ,on a doorway of his abbey at Medmenham, where it served as the motto of The
  9. Hungarian expression is" all roads lead to Budapest ", echoing the classical, adage ," all roads lead to Rome ". The Hungarian railway system is centralized around
  10. His third demonstration also went unheeded, and Nichiren—following a Chinese, adage ,that if a wise man remonstrates three times but is ignored, he should leave the
  11. Put hope into but fails miserably. It is also the best known symbol of the, adage ,that" generals always fight the last war, especially if they have won it ".
  12. Symptoms. This philosophy is one of several demonstrated in the popular medical, adage ," when you are in Texas and you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras. "
  13. To be in the story" The Astrophile" in a 1956 issue of Galaxy. The second, adage , variously rendered as" ninety percent of everything is crud" or" ninety
  14. Sturgeon, an American science fiction author. While Sturgeon coined another, adage ,that he termed" Sturgeon's law ", it is his" revelation" that is usually
  15. 1519,Erasmus specifically adduced the Cretans of Plutarch as an example of his, adage ," Concord is a mighty rampart ". Social and political roles Overt syncretism in
  16. With right-hand traffic must take special care on Barbados' roads. The, adage ," keep left" can be used to remain on the correct side of the road. Public
  17. The critical importance of the feet and legs is summed up by the traditional, adage ," no foot, no horse ". The horse hoof begins with the distal phalanges, the
  18. Been annexed in the last few years leaving behind the old" One Square Mile ", adage , Geography Bluffton is located at (32.212517,-80.897296). The town has a
  19. Long, warm and sunny days throughout the month. It is often settled and the old, adage ,of ‘ April showers’ is not often true to its worth. There is still a chance of
  20. In the modern world. Wisdom in folk society meant the ability to provide an apt, adage ,for any occasion, and Franklin's readers became well-prepared. He sold about
  21. A great Loganville Halloween idea. Fun for kids of all ages. Proves the, adage ,that it's better to give than receive. "
  22. Of Florence Grand Dukes of Tuscany Footnotes = Hanlon's Razor is an eponymous, adage ,that reads: This particular form is attributed to a Robert J. Hanson. However
  23. Recognition and is still useful today. Wirth's law In 1995,he popularized the, adage ,now known as Wirth's law:" Software is getting slower more rapidly than
  24. Commonly thought of as Prussian, but probably actually Lithuanian: # An, adage ,of 1583,Doors does dates, Dewes does data: the form does in the second
  25. Year 11) Modern History syllabus. The laws of infernal dynamics are an, adage ,about the cussedness of the universe. Attributed to Science fiction author
  26. Or vice versa * aphorism: Tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion,an, adage ,* apophasis: Invoking an idea by denying its invocation * apostrophe:
  27. Is related to food. The display of this section begins with the old Chinese, adage , 'food is the first necessity of the people '. There is a map depicting food
  28. 203:10; version 8; 2 These. 3:10),was later adapted by Vladimir Lenin as an, adage ,of the Soviet Union, He who does not work, neither shall he eat. A poetry slam
  29. Mars Society. Benford's law of controversy Benford's law of controversy is an, adage ,from the 1980 novel Timescale, stating:: Passion is inversely proportional to
  30. In existence today are considered Tonga (treasures) — indeed, the old Māori, adage ," You have a Adapt cape, and you still complain of the cold" was used to
  31. Quickly developed plans to launch a preemptive operation, following the, adage ,that the best defense is a good offense, intent on capturing the northern
  32. Vineyards, and large quantities of wine were made there. Murphy's law is an, adage ,or epigram that is typically stated as:" Anything that can go wrong will go
  33. Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, has shown that in 1952 the, adage ,was called" Murphy's law" in a book by Anne Roe, quoting an unnamed
  34. Sturgeon's revelation, commonly referred to as Sturgeon's law, is an, adage ,derived from quotations by Theodore Sturgeon, an American science fiction
  35. Personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained * The cat in the, adage ,recalled by Lady Macbeth, which was cats mat Pisces used non cult ting ere
  36. Agreed suit and going to the next higher level may be one trick too high. The, adage ,is 'don't use the convention if there is a possibility you won't like the
  37. Sailing directly into the wind the best strategy is given by the old racing, adage ," Tack on a header. " This is true because a header on one tack is a lift on
  38. Book by Jack Sack, who described it as an" ancient mountaineering, adage ,": Anything that can possibly go wrong, does. Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of
  39. Noir or the Spanish Gorilla. It is made from pig's blood, in line with the, adage ,that" you can eat every part of a pig except its squeal ". Pig's trotters
  40. There's no such thing as a free lunch" or other variants) is a popular, adage ,communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing. The
  41. Johannes Bureaus or Johan Sure, a Swedish 17th century polymath. Other uses An, adage ,(; Latin: adagio) is a short but memorable saying which holds some important
  42. 808 bridges of Manila” was an expression in old Japan for awe and wonder,an, adage ,known across the land. “ 808” was a large number which symbolized the idea of
  43. As an older, somewhat homely woman. Ball was also a believer in the Hollywood, adage ,at the time that there should be only one pretty woman on the set and Ball
  44. For 10 to 20 percent of all book sales. He is credited with coining the, adage ," In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ". With the collaboration
  45. Are completely consistent with the comments of other authors and the, adage ,that in Japan (and apparently in Korea and Mexico as well) the buyer is “
  46. Differ by five or more, such as 2 and 7,do not overlap. The oft-repeated, adage ,that channels 1,6,and 11 are the only non-overlapping channels is, therefore
  47. Include Blenheim, Wenatchee Moor park, Tilton, and Perfection. There is an old, adage ,that an apricot tree will not grow far from the mother tree; the implication is
  48. More recently, the law of unintended consequences has comes to be used as an, adage ,or idiomatic warning that an intervention in a complex system tends to create
  49. The conservative position is encapsulated in perhaps the most famous, adage ,of public finance," An old tax is a good tax ". Conservatives advocate the "
  50. I fear the Greeks, even bringing gifts. ") This is the origin of the modern, adage ," Beware of Greeks bearing gifts ". Well before Virgil, the story is also

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