it is better to be born lucky than rich
- it is better to be born lucky than rich
1639 J. CLARKE Parœmiologia Anglo-Latina 49 Better to have good fortune then be a rich mans child.
1784 New Foundling Hospital for Wit (new ed.) IV. 128 Estate and honours!—mere caprich! Better be fortunate than rich: Since oft me find..Is verify’d what proverbs prate.
1846 M. A. DENHAM Denham Tracts (1892) I. 224 Better to be born lucky than rich.
1926 D. H. LAWRENCE in Harper’s Bazaar July 97 ‘Then what is luck, mother?’ ‘It’s what causes you to have money. If you are lucky you have money. That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich. If you’re rich you may lose your money. But if you’re lucky, you will always get more money.’
1980 T. MORGAN Somerset Maugham XV. This was Maugham at his most lighthearted, exposing the fallacy of the moralist position. ‘I’m glad to be able to tell you that it has a moral,’ he said, ‘and that is: it’s better to be born lucky than to be born rich.’
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lucky — see lucky at cards, unlucky in love it is better to be born lucky than rich third time lucky … Proverbs new dictionary
rich — see the rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter it is better to be born lucky than rich one law for the rich and another for the poor … Proverbs new dictionary
born — see if you’re born to be hanged then you’ll never be drowned it is better to be born lucky than rich because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
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