ProverbWisdomEnglish origin

Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot.

Meaning: Sickness arrives suddenly but lingers, leaving far more slowly than it came.

Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.

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