The phrase "adage from" is correct and usable in written English.
It is most commonly used when referencing a popular saying or proverb that has been passed down through generations. It can also be used to introduce a well-known saying or belief. Example: Bill's grandmother always lived by the adage from her mother, "Waste not, want not."
Another adage from journalism school was that all news is local — and so it still is.
-- Daniel, Sept. 18, 12 07 p.m. Reminds me of the old adage from IT: garbage in, garbage out.
This adage from Tinker, Tailor may at first seem too pat and easy to survive any serious investigation.
He told the audience to remember an adage from Ronald Reagan: "A friend who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is your friend and ally.
He quoted a family adage, from a scolding that a graduate-school professor had given his brother: "The work is hard.
His sly smile disguises a squinty-eyed intensity that, by turns, submits freely to Murphy's Law and then tackles the adage from the blind side.
MAPLEWOOD - MEG NOBLE PETERSON lists a number of adages from her parents and teachers that have fueled her adventures: The joy is in the struggle.
The central significance of the Sabbath for Judaism is reflected in the traditional commentative and interpretative literature called Talmud and Midrash (e.g., "if you wish to destroy the Jewish people, abolish their Sabbath first") and in numerous legends and adages from more-recent literature (e.g., "more than Israel kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath kept Israel").
He next considers David Sztybel and Ted Benton, who have drawn upon the adage of "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" in relation to animals; Cochrane is wary about the use of the phrase for three reasons.
It's an economic war against working people, many of whom believe in a biblical adage taken from the Parable of the Faithful Servant: To whom much is given, much is expected.
This is where the old adage comes from, that "it's not in how much you have, it's how you use it that counts".
