quickly come, quickly go

quickly come, quickly go
Similar to easy come, easy go.

1583 B. MELBANCKE Philotimus 151 Quickly spent, thats easely gotten.

1631 J. MABBE tr. F. de Rojas’ Celestina I. 8 Quickly be wonne, and quickly be lost.

1869 W. C. HAZLITT English Proverbs 322 Quickly come, quickly go.

1947 C. MACKENZIE Whisky Galore iii. Quick come, quick go. The wind got up in a moment and it will drop just as suddenly.

1979 N. GOLLER Tomorrow’s Silence iv. ‘Was he alright when you came home?’.. ‘Yes, what comes quickly must go quickly, that’s what I say.’


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