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

That’s why that adage about living well being the best revenge tends to be offered to the party on the losing end of a betrayal.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

“The old adage was, ‘Oh, it’s a boutique hotel—they won’t have the service of a larger hotel,’” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Sticking with the old adage that it’s never a bad time to buy a house, but there is a bad time to sell one, hold onto it for now.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

“A doctor a day keeps the jim-jams away,” he added heartily, driving home his hypnopaedic adage with a clap on the shoulder.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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

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

One of the traditional adages of conservation is “Leave it be.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

"To the contrary, Lake has been a surprise. At the same time, she's a reminder of the oldest of conventional political adages — candidate quality matters," Lowry wrote.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2022

“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