OriginThe first recorded use of this precise phrase was in 1545.ExplanationThose who precede others will have their needs attended to earliest. Something that you say which means that the people who ask for something first will be the ones who get it, when there is not enough for everyone. It also describes a process of […]
OriginIt was first recorded in 1711.ExplanationThis is a proverb expressing the idea that forgiveness is a worthy response to human failings. Every human can make a mistake, so we should forgive him/her, just as God is said to show His divine mercy in forgiving sinners.You should not be too harsh with someone who makes a
OriginThis proverb originated in 1671.ExplanationThe proverb “The Child is the Father of Man” apparently sounds paradoxical. But it contains an important inner message. It means that the conduct of a child indicates what he will become when he grows up. Childhood shows the man as morning shows the day. Naturally what a child learns and
OriginThis proverb originated in 1876.ExplanationIt refers to two people equally matched in wit or cunning.Diamond is the hardest substance known; a diamond can be cut only by another diamond. The phrase refers to opponents who are an equal match in wit, cunning or strong-mindedness. Any conclusion reached is not without mutual injury. Diamond is the
OriginThis proverb was first traced in 1952.ExplanationSomeone may be listening. (A warning that you think your conversation is being overheard.). Something you say to warn someone that it is not safe to speak at that particular time because other people might be listening. There is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what
OriginThis proverb was first recorded about 1412.ExplanationThe people who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to the people outside the family. Family ties are closer than other relationships. It alludes to the fact that water evaporates without leaving a mark whereas blood leaves a stain. The original meaning of the expression is
OriginThis proverb first appeared in 1597.ExplanationThe more one knows, the more one will be able to control events. Knowledge truly empowers us. Knowledge helps us make informed decisions. Knowledge is not necessarily gleaned from books in a classroom. It could come from experience; sometimes it can come from just watching other people’s life. The history
OriginThis proverb appeared first in 1545.ExplanationIt means everyone gets a chance eventually; or that everyone is successful during some period in his life. Every person will have a period of happiness and satisfaction in his or her lifetime. Even the lowliest will some time come to the fore, as in ‘they may not listen to
OriginThis proverb was first recorded in 1678.ExplanationIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; follow your desires and dreams. Old age is not a barrier to learning and one should not think that one cannot learn new things because one’s age of learning has gone far away. Learning is not dependent on age;
OriginThis proverb is first found in the writings of Sir Edwin Sandys, the English politician and colonial entrepreneur, who was prominent in the Virginia Company which founded the first English settlement in America, at Jamestown, Virginia.ExplanationThis maxim teaches us that if a man maintains honest behaviour in everyday life, it will reveal his good character
OriginThe expression, in various forms, originated in or before the 12th-century. The original form of this phrase was ‘all that glisters is not gold’. The ‘glitters’ version long ago superseded the original and is now almost universally used.ExplanationShakespeare is the best-known writer to have expressed the idea that shiny things aren’t necessarily precious things.All that
OriginGeoffery Chaucer appears to have been the first person to have put the proverb into print, in The Yeoman’s Prologue and Tale, Canterbury Tales, in the year 1386.ExplanationThis proverb is often expressed with a degree of sarcasm, apparently saying something positive but in fact merely remarking on someone’s lateness. It is better to do something
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