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a penny saved is a penny earned	A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
throw dirt enough, and some will stick	If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
heaven helps those who help themselves	A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
old saw	A cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
res ipsa loquitur	A maxim where the very improbable facts of an accident imply the negligence of the defendant. It effectively shifts the burden of proof to the defendant.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)