| One of the oldest military adages has it that those who want peace prepare for war. |
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| So forget the old adages about selling shares if the chief executive's golf handicap is in single digits or if the company has a corporate jet. |
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| Adinkra symbols usually represent popular proverbs, adages or traditional concepts in Ghanaian culture. |
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| Mozart's path would have been easier if he had absorbed a few of the bland but useful adages that his father mailed to him. |
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| Some Rwandan adages and proverbs about Burundians point to their ungratefulness and advocate caution in dealing with them. |
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| Safety in numbers, unity in strength are two adages that well define the scope of our organizational power. |
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| Our ancestors respected these adages to avoid the wrath of the elements and to determine the periods of sowing and harvesting. |
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| It's one of the many adages passed down through generations by our well-intentioned mothers. |
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| Adhering to old adages about change being good and travel broadening the mind, starting this year, from 28 February until 1 July, Nilsson and five members of his team are exploring other projects, fully paid. |
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| Old adages usually contain great wisdom: Just as you don't count your chickens before they are hatched, we shouldn't presume that green shoots today guarantee a bumper crop tomorrow. |
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| Maybe that explains some of the old adages. |
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| Chicagoans have a pair of old adages about the local climate. |
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| The book's many adages, while thought provoking, would have been more accessible and possibly had more impact if they'd been made briefer and crisper. |
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