Proverbs with the word Seven

Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it

If you keep a seemingly useless thing for a long enough time, you will probably have some occasion to use it during that time. The proverb does... Read more →

Rain before seven, fine before eleven

This piece of optimism is based on the weather in Britain, where early-morning rain sometimes gives way to fine weather later in the day. The... Read more →