As the saying goes vs there is a saying

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'As the saying goes' is used to introduce a well-known saying or proverb, while 'there is a saying' is used to mention the existence of a saying without directly quoting it.

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As the saying goes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a well-known saying or proverb.

This phrase is used to introduce a common saying or proverb that is widely known. It is often followed by the saying itself.

Examples:

As the saying goes, 'actions speak louder than words.'
As the saying goes, 'a penny saved is a penny earned.'

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As the saying goes: 'The truth always the lie like water over oil .
As the saying goes, nobody is perfect.
As the saying goes, there is no hopeless situation.
As the saying goes: to win it, first you have to arrive.
As the saying goes, slow and steady doesn't win the race.
As the saying goes, One must...
As the saying goes true aces of his case.
As the saying goes: How deep understanding of history, human beings can go far.
As the saying goes, the only people who like change are busy cashiers and wet babies.
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As the saying goes: «Words move people, examples compel them».
As the saying goes: all good things must come to an end.
As the saying goes, there really is no need to sweat it...
As the saying goes, love knows no age.
As the saying goes: Prevention is better than a cure.
As the saying goes, the past is dead.
As the saying goes: "Fortune flavours the brave".
As the saying goes, two heads are better than one, and the person you talk to will help you resolve the challenges you are facing.
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Government grants - beware of scams As the saying goes: "Buyer Beware".
As the saying goes - first work, then pleasure.;-) Discussion with the therapists about each therapy session was also interesting of course.

Alternatives:

as they say
as the old saying goes
as the proverb goes
as the adage says
as the maxim states

there is a saying

This phrase is correct and is used to mention the existence of a saying without directly quoting it.

This phrase is used to indicate that there is a common saying or proverb related to the topic being discussed, without providing the exact wording of the saying.

Examples:

There is a saying about the early bird catching the worm.
There is a saying that 'all's well that ends well.'

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In our business, there is a saying.
Sir, there is a saying, you know...
In Chinese, there is a saying
There is a saying in Irish that "its lack of use is to its detriment".
In Poland there is a saying "I wish you live in interesting times".
In the state of Minas there is a saying which goes, "Until a father reaches 60, the son is his, after that the son is Catuaba's."
In Armenia, there is a saying...
And now there is a saying, if you do not have Shinhwa School on your resume, don't even bother applying.
Mr President, there is a saying in the United Kingdom that you should not 'spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar'.
In my country, there is a saying that means,
On this planet, there is a saying:
Craig, there is a saying that goes something like,
In the history of art there is a saying that goes: catharsis is not art, art is moderation.
On the porcelain, the line there is a saying: do not buy to buy stand down, buying large do not buy small.
"In my homeland", Pope Francis said, "there is a saying that goes like this: when someone gets burned by boiling milk, he cries when he sees the cow".
And, if it is true, waht's your comment? It's all true, in Argentina there is a saying "a golpe en hacen los hombres" (from a strong shot will do men).
NA: Well there is a saying that says, "You fear what you don't know, and you hate what you fear."
Do not forget to accompany these dishes with excellent good Tuscan wine.From these parts there is a saying: "a lunch without wine and as a day without sun."
Plants lead us back to a beginning too often lost even though it belongs to us and is very close to us; all plants are magical because they give life; there is a saying that says:
There is a saying, which we must accept.

Alternatives:

there's a saying
people say
it is said that
it is commonly said
it is often said

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