Every one has a penny to spend at a new ale-house.
Meaning: Novelty draws everyone's custom; people always find a coin for the latest attraction.
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.
More proverbs about Perseverance
- Keep from the anger of a great man. — Avoid provoking the powerful, whose wrath can do you real harm.
- He that is angry without a cause must be pleased without amends. — Anger without real cause deserves no apology to soothe it.
- Never be ashamed to eat your meat. — Feel no shame in satisfying an honest, natural appetite.
- A wet August never brings dearth. — Rain in August secures the harvest and keeps famine away.
- A bad day never hath a good night. — Persistent troubles prevent rest; unresolved daytime conflicts disturb evening peace and…
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From our idioms
- 喉から手が出る (Nodo kara te ga deru) — To want something so badly you can hardly bear it.
- 棚から牡丹餅 (Tana kara botamochi) — An unexpected stroke of good luck.
- 七転び八起き (Nanakorobi yaoki) — To keep getting up no matter how often you fall.