He that LIVES in hope dances to an ill tune
1591 J. FLORIO Second Fruits 149 This argument of yours is lame and halting, but doo not you knowe that. He that dooth liue in hope, dooth dance in narrowe scope. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 1006 Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 2224 He that liveth in Hope, danceth without a Fiddle. 1977 J. AIKEN Five Minute Marriage ii. ‘He that lives in hope danceth to an ill tune,’ remarked Mrs. Andrews, who was full of proverbs. ■ disappointment; hope and despair
He LIVES long who lives well
1553 T. WILSON Art of Rhetoric 45V They lyued long enough, that have liued well enough. 1642 T. FULLER Holy State I. vi. If he chance to die young, yet he lives long that lives well. 1861 H. BONAR in Hymns of Faith & Hope 2nd Ser. 129 He liveth long who liveth well! All other life is short and vain. 2007 India Today 12 Feb. 18 There’s a proverb which says: ‘He lives long who lives well’. That was way before the days when caloric intake, low fat, high fibre, stress-management and working out became lifestyle mantras. "life
load see a SWARM in May is worth a load of hay.
loaf see HALF a loaf is better than no bread; a SLICE off a cut loaf isn’t missed.
loathing see LENGTH begets loathing.
local see THINK global, act local.
lock see it is too late to shut the STABLE-door after the horse has bolted.
locksmith see LOVE laughs at locksmiths.
loft see SEPTEMBER blow soft, till the fruit’s in the loft.
No matter how long a LOG stays in the water, it doesn’t become a crocodile
Proverb of the Bambara people of Mali, meaning that essential characteristics do not change because of external circumstances. Versions exist in several West and Central African languages.
1976 K. M. AITHNARD Some Aspects of Cultural Policy in Togo 36 As two Togolese proverbs say, ‘If you do not know where you are going try at least to know where you have come from’, for ‘it is not because the log has floated for a long time in the water that it will become a crocodile.’ 1987 P. STOLLER & C. OAKES In Sorcery’s Shadow 21 Although the people of Mehanna professed their eternal friendship, I was a stranger.. I knew that I would never cross the invisible threshold to become an insider. .A floating log does not become a crocodile. 2001 www.afriprov.org ‘African Proverb of the Month’ June No matter how long a log stays in the water, it doesn’t become a crocodile. 2007 M. K. ASANTE An Afrocentric Manifesto 36 ‘We were Africans who retained much of Africa even through the slavery institution and we also were deeply affected by Europe in America, but we remained Africans.’ Wolof wisdom says, ‘Wood may remain in water for ten years but it will never become a crocodile.’ ■ appearance, deceptive; circumstances
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