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An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cui prodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America , a fictional supervillain group.
Sayings are categorized as follows: Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth". [1] Adage, proverb, or saw: a widely known or popular aphorism that has gained credibility by long use or tradition. Apothegm/Apophthegm: "an edgy, more cynical aphorism; such as, 'Men are generally more careful of the breed of ...
Blood is thicker than water. Blood is thicker than water is a proverb in English meaning that familial bonds will always be stronger than other relationships. The oldest record of this saying can be traced back to the 12th century in German. [1]
This too shall pass. " This too shall pass " ( Persian: این نیز بگذرد, romanized : īn nīz bogzarad) is an adage about impermanence of Persian origin. It reflects the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition — that neither the negative nor the positive moments in life ever indefinitely last. The general sentiment ...
Every dog has his day [a] Every Jack has his Jill [a] Every little bit helps [a] Every man for himself ( and the Devil take the hindmost) [a] Every man has his price [a] Every picture tells a story [a] Every stick has two ends [a] Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die [a] Everyone has their price.
Fortune favours the bold is the translation of a Latin proverb, which exists in several forms with slightly different wording but effectively identical meaning, such as: audentes Fortuna iuvat, [1] audentes Fortuna adiuvat, Fortuna audaces iuvat, and. audentis Fortuna iuvat. This last form is used by Turnus, an antagonist in the Aeneid by ...
Opposite (semantics) In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship. For example, something that is male entails that it is not female. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites. The relationship between opposites is known as opposition.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Rome. "Rome wasn't built in a day" is an adage attesting to the need for time to create great things. It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, Rome ne fu [t] pas faite toute en un jour, from the collection Li Proverbe au Vilain, published around 1190. [1]