ProverbPerseverance
English origin
English originCruelty is a tyrant always attended by fear.
Meaning: Fear haunts the cruel because their victims will seek retribution when opportunity allows.
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.
Explore another collection: Idioms
Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.
- wet one's whistle To have a drink.
- out of spoons Exhausted of energy or resources, usually mental or emotional.
- bad apple A person of bad character whose presence corrupts or damages others or a group.
Keep exploring