A short and memorable saying that contains a general truth

MEANING

•Proverb – roots in folk wisdom•Maxim – general code of conduct•Aphorism – may not have gained

importance through long use but has good style and depth

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADAGES

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Practice makes perfect.

EXAMPLES

Curious cat.

•British playwright Ben Jonson•1598 play Every Man in His

Humor (performed by Shakespeare)

•Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.

“Helter skelter, hang sorrow, care will kill a cat, up-tails all, and a pox on the hangman.”

“What, courage man! What though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care.”