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better to wear out than to rust out

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  • better to wear out than to rust out — It is better to remain active than to succumb to idleness: used particularly with reference to elderly people. Frequently attributed in its current form to Bishop Richard Cumberland (d. 1718). Cf. 1557 R. EDGEWORTH Sermons A1v Better it is to… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • better — see better a century of tyranny than one day of chaos better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is better a good cow than a cow of a good kind better are small fish than an empty dish better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • wear — see better to wear out than to rust out if the cap fits, wear it constant dropping wears away a stone give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil’s gold ring if the shoe fits, wear it …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • rust — see better to wear out than to rust out …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) — Single by Neil Young Crazy Horse from the album Rust Never Sleeps B side My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) Released August 27, 1979 …   Wikipedia

  • Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W) — Shenandoah Valley Railroad was a line completed on June 19, 1882 extending up the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland USA through the West Virginia panhandle into Virginia to reach Roanoke, Virginia and a connection with the Norfolk and… …   Wikipedia

  • Disc brake — Close up of a disc brake on a car On automobiles, disc brakes are often located with …   Wikipedia

  • metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …   Universalium

  • Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

  • Cross-linked polyethylene — PEX redirects here. For other uses, see Pex (disambiguation). Cross linked polyethylene, commonly abbreviated PEX or XLPE, is a form of polyethylene with cross links. It is formed into tubing, and is used predominantly in hydronic radiant heating …   Wikipedia

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