Fast bind, fast find.
Meaning: Securing something firmly makes retrieving it later swift and effortless.
Origin: Whatever is securely locked up will be found safe later. Shakespeare's Shylock says it in The Merchant of Venice as he locks up his house — "Fast bind, fast find; / A proverb never stale in thrifty mind" — just before his daughter runs off with his money.
More proverbs about Wisdom
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- Forbearance is no acquittance. — Patience with wrongdoing doesn't erase the debt or obligation owed; tolerance isn't forgi…
- Forbidden fruit is sweet. — Desire intensifies for what we're prohibited from having, making the forbidden alluringly…
- Forced fruits fail in flavour. — Artificial acceleration of growth produces inferior results lacking the quality time natu…
- Eaten bread is soon forgotten. — Past favors fade from memory unless gratitude is cultivated and reinforced through contin…
- Friday's sail, sure to fail. — Sailors who depart on Friday face unpredictable winds and treacherous seas, making ventur…
From our idioms
- Sur les chapeaux de roues — At top speed; also, of a start, immediately and forcefully.
- Avoir voix au chapitre — To have a say in a decision.
- Trouver chaussure à son pied — To find exactly the right match, usually a partner.