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# Language & Proverbs by language
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Context: • "Time sometimes seems to pass with surprising rapidity."
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 274, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Cosby, B. (1988). Time flies, Bantam Books.
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Time)
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 274, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Cosby, B. (1988). Time flies, Bantam Books.
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Time)
“Time flies.”
— Unknown
Proverbs by language
English languageU
Context: • "Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses."
• Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: Second Series (1844)
• H. Manser, Martin (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, chapter: M, pages: 190–, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Money)
• Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: Second Series (1844)
• H. Manser, Martin (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, chapter: M, pages: 190–, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Money)
“Money talks.”
— Unknown
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Context: • Dictionary of Modern Proverbs (2012)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (No)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (No)
“No means no.”
— Unknown
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Context: • Latimer Apperson, George (2006), Dictionary of Proverbs, chapter: timely, page: 582, ISBN: 978-1-84022-311-8
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Tat)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Tat)
“Tit for tat.”
— Unknown
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Context: • Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part I (1663-64), Canto I, line 821; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 642. Cervantes, Don Quixote, Part I, Book IV, Chapter X. Ben Jonson, Tale of a Tub, Act IV, scene 3. Thomas Middleton, Blurt, Master Constable, Act III, scene 3.
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported as proverbs in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639-43., Proverbs and Popular Phrases:
(Alphabetically arranged by text of quote).)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported as proverbs in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639-43., Proverbs and Popular Phrases:
(Alphabetically arranged by text of quote).)
“Smell a rat.”
— Unknown
# Language & English language
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Context: • William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (c. 1601-02), Act III, scene 1, line 146; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 643.
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported as proverbs in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639-43., Proverbs and Popular Phrases:
(Alphabetically arranged by text of quote).)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported as proverbs in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639-43., Proverbs and Popular Phrases:
(Alphabetically arranged by text of quote).)
“Westward-ho!”
— Unknown
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Context: • "No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it well, ever loses his self-respect."
• George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma (1911)
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 161, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Knowledge)
• George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma (1911)
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 161, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Knowledge)
“Know thyself.”
— Unknown
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Context: • "Good writers indulge their audience; great writers know better."
• Tom Heehler, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus (2011)
• Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n'y a plus rien à retrancher.
• "It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove."
• Antoine de Saint Exupéry, L'Avion
• Variant translations:
• "Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away."
• As translated by Lewis Galantière"
• "Perfection is attained not when no more can be added, but when no more can be removed."
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 165, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Less)
• Tom Heehler, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus (2011)
• Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n'y a plus rien à retrancher.
• "It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove."
• Antoine de Saint Exupéry, L'Avion
• Variant translations:
• "Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away."
• As translated by Lewis Galantière"
• "Perfection is attained not when no more can be added, but when no more can be removed."
• Martin H. Manser (2007), The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, page: 165, publisher: Infobase Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-8160-6673-5
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Less)
“Less is more.”
— Unknown
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Context: • Mieder, Wolfgang; Kingsbury, Stewart A.; Harder, Kelsie B. (1992), A Dictionary of American proverbs pages: 710, p. 657
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Love)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Love)
“Love is blind.”
— Unknown
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Context: • Leonard, F. (1995). Time is money: a million dollar investment plan for today's twenty- and thirty-somethings, Perseus Books Group.
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Money)
• Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs" (Money)
“Time is money.”
— Unknown
# Language & 2000s English-language films
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2004 films
Action films
Adventure films
Comic book filmsU
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2004 American films
Coming-of-age films
Teen comedy filmsU
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Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (PC MacKintosh)
“Look.”
— Unknown
2005 films
2000s British animated films
British films
DreamWorks Animation# Language & 2005 films
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Japanese films
Anime
Foreign language filmsU
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (Hutch)
“Cheddar.”
— Unknown
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2005 American films
Romantic comedy films
Films set in WashingtonU
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (Hutch)
“Geronimo!”
— Unknown
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# Language & 1990s English-language films
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1995 animated films
Computer-animated films
Animated adventure films
Animated comedy filmsU
1995 films
1995 American films
Comedy filmsU
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (Austin Powers)
“Oh, behave!”
— Unknown
1997 films
1997 American films
Films directed by Jay RoachU
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Batman & Robin (film)" (Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries)
“Freeze well.”
— Unknown
Batman films
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" (Huxley)
“I'm walking.”
— The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 films
1999 American filmsMore Quotes
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