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A short and memorable saying that contains a general truth
MEANING
•Proverb – roots in folk wisdom•Maxim – general code of conduct•Aphorism – may not have gained
importance through long use but has good style and depth
Source: http://www.innovateus.net/innopedia/what-adage
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADAGES
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Practice makes perfect.
EXAMPLES
Curious cat.
•British playwright Ben Jonson•1598 play Every Man in His
Humor (performed by Shakespeare)
•Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.
“Helter skelter, hang sorrow, care will kill a cat, up-tails all, and a pox on the hangman.”
“What, courage man! What though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care.”
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