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 Source: adagehttp:// adage 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.”