Let not your wits go wool-gathering
Don't allow your mind to wander. Think what you are doing. Literally, to go wool-gathering is to go hither and thither collecting fragments of... Read more →
Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth
Keep secret any help you give to the poor; don't boast of your almsgiving. The source is Matthew, vi, 1-4
Let not the sun go down on your wrath
If you are angry with anybody, don't let your bitter feelings last overnight. The source is Ephesians, iv, 26.
Let bygones be bygones
Bygones are things that happened in the past. To let bygones be bygones is to forgive and forget. 'I'm sorry I lost my temper and said things I... Read more →
It will be all the same a hundred years hence
In a hundred years' time we shall all be dead, so why should we worry about our present trouble and cares? This contain a sound warning against... Read more →
It takes two to make a quarrel
A quarrel is an angry dispute between two persons. Tom cannot quarrel with himself, nor can he quarrel with Dick if Dick does not wish to... Read more →
It takes all sorts to make a world
We are not all alike. We differ from each other in many ways physically, mentally, and morally. Some of us are good sorts, some of us are bad... Read more →
It never rains but it pours
In modern English this would read, 'It never rains without pouring.' The meaning is that events, especially misfortunes, always come... Read more →
It needs more skill than I can tell to play the second fiddle well
This couplet was composed by Charles H. Spurgeon, the famous Baptist minister and orator. The leading performer in an orchestra is the first... Read more →
It is useless to flog a dead horse
It is a waste of time to try to revive interest in a worn-out or forgotten subject, or to argue about something that was settled long since. 'I... Read more →