A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)


forbear see BEAR and forbear. foretold



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forbear see BEAR and forbear.
foretold see LONG foretold, long last.
FOREWARNED is forearmed
Cf. L. praemonitus, praemunitus, forewarned, forearmed.

  • c 1425 J. ARDERNE Treatises of Fistula (EETS) 22 He that is warned afore is noght bygiled. c 1530 J. REDFORD Wit & Science 1. 1093 Once warnd, half armd folk say. 1587 R. GREENE Card of Fancy IV. 23 I giue thee this Ring of golde, wherin is written.. Praemonitus, Premunitus..inferring this sense, that hee which is forewarned by friendlie counsoule of imminent daungers, is fore-armed against all future mishappe. a 1661 T. FULLER Worthies (Devon) 272 Let all ships passing thereby be fore-armed because forewarned thereof. 1885 ‘LE JEMLYS’ Shadowed to Europe xxv. ‘Forewarned is forearmed,’ he thought, as he complimented himself upon his success in baffling the attempt to ensnare him. 2002 Washington Times 30 June B4 Forewarned is forearmed. Before the chemical disaster at Union Carbide’s facility in Bhopal, India, the public was told an accident that has now claimed 20,000 lives could never happen. "foresight and hindsight; prudence

forget see a BELLOWING cow soon forgets her calf; feed a DOG for three days and he will remember your kindness for three years...
forgive see to ERR is human (to forgive divine); to KNOW all is to forgive all. fork see FINGERS were made before forks.
FORTUNE favours fools
Cf. L. fortuna favet fatuis, fortune favours fools.

  • 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vi. I1V They saie as ofte, god sendeth fortune to fooles. 1563 B. GOOGE Eclogues E5 But Fortune fauours Fooles as old men saye And lets them lyue And take the wyse awaye. 1738 GAY Fables 2nd Ser. II. xii. ‘Tis a gross error, held in schools, That Fortune always favours fools. 1922 E. PHILLPOTTS Red Redmaynes xviii. Thus he became exceedingly useful as time passed; yet fortune favours fools and his very stupidity served him well at the end. 1960 O. MANNING Great Fortune I. vi. Fortune favours fools. .. We were forced to tarry while he slumbered. fools; luck


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