Adage · short, philosophical, memorable saying · YYNN

Adage

Y 75%

short, philosophical, memorable saying

Ratings
4

Y?

DifferentDance8

3mo

some adages (like Murphy's law) hold up to today, others do not

Y

Kid_Cat64

7mo

I love philosophy.

Y

life_grant_bees

7mo

Don’t look a gift horse In the mouth

Y?

hadley

8mo

they're ok

Y

Y?

N?

N

Y 75%

4 ratings

Instances
2

Influencing rating

Y? 67%

Adage typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong"

Betteridge's law of headlines

Journalistic adage on questions in headlines

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small genre of folklore

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