ProverbWisdom
English origin
English originEaten bread is soon forgotten.
Meaning: Past favors fade from memory unless gratitude is cultivated and reinforced through continued acknowledgment.
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.
Equivalents in French and Italian
French: Morceau avalé n'a plus de goût (literally: A swallowed morsel has no more taste)
Italian: Il pane mangiato è presto dimenticato (literally: Eaten bread is soon forgotten)
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