ProverbWisdomEnglish origin16th c.

A fool and his money are soon parted

Meaning: Foolish people quickly lose their wealth.

Origin: Thomas Tusser, a 16th-century farmer-poet, wrote in his Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry that "a fool and his money be soon at debate" — that is, they soon part company. The modern wording came later, and the warning has never gone out of date.

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