Sentence examples of "saying" in English with translation "adage"

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The saying is quite familiar to us. L'adage nous est tout à fait familier.
"The good die young" is an old saying which may or may not be true. « Les bons meurent jeunes » est un vieil adage qui est peut-être vrai ou pas.
"When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad. « Lorsque la pauvreté passe la porte, l'amour s'envole par la fenêtre » est un adage aussi vieux que triste.
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