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

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

An old baseball adage says that no matter how hard a pitcher throws, major-league hitters will eventually catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Among Colored people there developed an adage: “You have to be twice as good in order to be thought of as half as good” as your White counterparts.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

Gone are the old adages of tough love and hitting bottom.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025

She concluded with one of her favorite adages — that the stars can only be seen when the night sky is dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024

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

“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