Adages

But one of the old adages is that a tepid vote counts the same as a wildly enthusiastic one. ❋ Nia-Malika Henderson (2010)

Simple adages, pithy slogans, fortune cookie wisdom, the Torah itself: all are places that trying to inspire us humans to act different, to be different, to live different, put a little love in your heart. ❋ Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater (2011)

Lululemon had also included more traditional inspirational messages but the more risque adages had been placed underneath those, apparently to be digested subliminally. ❋ Stewart J. Lawrence (2011)

I'm a big fan of these adages, whether they are proven by scientific observation, like Moore's Law (computer processors get twice as powerful every eighteen months) or just represent social mores, like Godwin's Law (first debater to make a Nazi comparison loses all credibility). ❋ Russ Belville (2011)

Apparently such “old Earth” adages as “a penny for your thoughts” and “in for a penny, in for a pound” will persist into the distant future. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Like many adages, this one strikes me as grossly simplistic at best, and dangerous at worst. ❋ James B. Stewart (2011)

One of his old adages was that you never go back, but I think it is very, very tempting for him. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When trying to follow the twists and turns of the euro crisis, it is worth bearing in mind two journalistic adages. ❋ Simon Nixon (2012)

Steal of the draft No. 2: Before he said anything else about Jones, Reese recalled one of the first adages Tom Boisture, the Giants' late director of player personnel, taught him as a young scout: "respect production." ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2011)

• Poking fun at various homespun adages, a column said: Take heart. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's one of the oldest adages in Washington: Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. ❋ Unknown (2011)