Sentences with word «adage»
"Adage" is a word used to describe a short and wise saying that has been widely accepted as true over time. Full definition
As the age old adage goes, live by the sword, die by the sword.
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The oldest adage about good writing also applies here: Show, don't tell.
There's an old adage in marketing that half the budget is wasted, we just don't know which half.
This is human nature and is a well known adage.
Or is it just that the old adage holds true... sex sells.
The old adage states that information is power, and many executives, and managers obviously think that sharing their information would diminish their position of power within the company.
Contrary to the popular adage, a lot of readers are going to judge your book by its cover.
The old adage rings true, you can't manage what you don't measure.
The old adage does apply: you get, first by giving.
What's important, to alter slightly a famous adage, is not to let a too narrow notion of the perfect become the enemy of the good.
This well - worn marketing adage still reflects this fact about online marketing: content remains important and valuable for brands.
It reminds me of an old adage which says that politics is nothing but a concentrated form of economics.
As the stock market adage goes, «only monkey's pick bottoms»!
It comes with an old adage often used such as a song that suggests that everybody needs somebody.
The business adage of supply and demand is not being met.
It isn't all «location, location, location» as the old real estate adage goes.
Instead, the solution is a familiar adage: everything in moderation.
As the old adage puts it, practice makes perfect.
When it comes to controlling healthcare costs, the old adage definitely rings true: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Apparently there is an ancient adage that says you are supposed to keep an elephant near your door to keep out bad luck and bring good luck to everyone who lives there.
An old political adage advises: Be in favor of whatever's going to happen.
Where did that old adage come from that you can't discuss religion and politics over the dinner table?
The old political adage that programs for the poor tend to be poor programs is all too true.
We're all familiar with this oft - quoted adage.
So it appears that the classic internet adage really does hold true: don't feed the trolls.
While the age - old adage remains true, you don't know everyone so you need to expand «who you know».
I have thought of this modern adage many times in my work as a staff developer, part - time university professor, and, now, as a classroom teacher.
Given the volatile state of the equity markets over the last few decades, that old adage certainly appears to hold true in the world of investing.
That same adage applies here, with a twist.
But the old adage also applies, where «one man's trash is another man's treasure».
In fact, we have seen solid summer rallies in the recent past, since the credit crisis, and this has made the old adage lose credibility.
If you apply this simple adage to your current life, you might realize that you're insane... Or you might choose denial instead.
There is an old investment adage that urges investors to investigate before investing.
The French adage has it wrong: to understand all is not to forgive all.
It is true that it can get tricky when mixing patterns together but if done subtly and well, I think we can throw away this old fashion adage.
The time - honored adage «You can't teach an old dog new tricks» is to some degree suitable here.
Often, they'll suggest the models don't even have a solid foundation of data to work with — garbage in, garbage out, as the old programming adage goes.
«To make money, you have to spend money» is a time - tested adage that remains true to this day.
But as the old adage implies, you can change the look of your house, but you can't readily pick it up and move it to another location.
We all know the modern adage regarding florals for spring — groundbreaking, right?
It's an old and outdated adage, saying while pregnant you are eating for two.
You can add this attractive little barn door to turn that once awkward location into a nice adage of your home.
Russian adage «A healthy spirit lives in a healthy body» best describes this breed.
The old farming adage holds: Take care of your animals and they will take care of you.
An industry adage is that people are more likely to buy something they are familiar with.