a tale never loses in the telling
- a tale never loses in the telling
Also used in the phrase to lose (or grow) in the telling, often implying exaggeration. 1541 Schoolhouse of Women A4v What soeuer commeth to memorye Shall not be loste, for the tellinge. 1581 Stationers’ Register (1875) II. 388 A good tale Cannot to[o] often be Tolde.
1609 S. HARWARD MS (Trinity College, Cambridge) 121 Tales lose nothing by the cariadge.
1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 44 A Tale never loses in the telling. Fame or Report..commonly receives an Addition as it goes from hand to Hand.
1907 Spectator 16 Nov. 773 A story never loses in the telling in the mouth of an Egyptian.
1954 L. P. HARTLEY White Wand 15 No doubt Antonio was telling the story to his fellow-gondoliers and it would lose nothing in the telling.
1979 M. STEWART Last Enchantment 19 Like all strange tales, it will grow with the telling.
Proverbs new dictionary.
Look at other dictionaries:
tale — see a tale never loses in the telling dead men tell no tales never tell tales out of school … Proverbs new dictionary
The Chronicles of Amber — is group of novels that comprise a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works. The Amber stories take… … Wikipedia
The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… … Wikipedia
The Merchant of Venice — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see The Merchant of Venice (disambiguation). The Merchant of Venice Title page of the first quarto of Merchant of Venice (1600) … Wikipedia
The Tale of Genji — Nihongo| The Tale of Genji |源氏物語|Genji Monogatari is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world … Wikipedia
The Nightingale — Infobox Book | name = The Nightingale title orig = Nattergalen translator = image caption = Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen author = Hans Christian Andersen country = Denmark language = Danish series = genre = Fairy tale published in = Nye… … Wikipedia
The Second Generation — Infobox Book | name = The Second Generation image caption = Cover of The Second Generation author = Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman illustrator = Ned Dameron cover artist = Matt Stawicki country = United States language = English series =… … Wikipedia
The Golden Compass (film) — The Golden Compass Theatrical release poster Directed by Chris Weitz Produced by … Wikipedia
The Overcoat — ( ru. Шинель, Shinel ; sometimes translated as The Cloak ) is the title of a short story by Ukrainian born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, thus spawning… … Wikipedia
The Salt Roads — Infobox Book | name = The Salt Roads image caption = designed by Don Puckey, illustrated by Christian Clayton author = Nalo Hopkinson cover artist = Christian Clayton country = Canada language = English genre = folk tale, historical novel… … Wikipedia
