adage

Zeldin appears to be following John Oliver’s adage that if you want to do something harmful, “put it inside something boring” to avoid public scrutiny.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026

Calls to mind the adage that people who live in glass houses ought not throw stones!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

But as the old scientific adage goes, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Led by the adage of “doing good while doing well,” microfinance lenders have since advanced hundreds of billions of dollars to poor people in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The old adage “Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer” didn’t apply to Bobby since he had two high-profile lawyers working for him pro bono.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

For older Angelenos who knew Lew Wasserman, watching the travails has called to mind one of the grandfather’s adages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Yeah, but what about all those old adages about “next man up” or how a team is “more than one person” that are supposed to highlight that success and failure go beyond one player?

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

The unassuming beetle, one might argue, is an exemplar of one of Brown’s favorite Jesuit adages: Age quod agis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

Remember the adages: "think before you speak" and "engage mind before opening mouth."

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2023

“One of the oldest adages in investing is that if you’re reading about it in the paper, it’s too late,” he said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis