Home • I • If you sing before breakfast, you will cry before night

If you sing before breakfast, you will cry before night

If you start the day in too joyful a mood, the good spirits are unlikely to last the day out. This is the warning of the pessimist.

Related Proverbs

Red sky at night …

Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight: Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning. A piece... Read more →

Don’t cry before you are hurt

You should not give way to misfortune till it actually happens, since it may not happen. This... Read more →