He that sings on Friday shall weep on Sunday.
Meaning: Premature celebration invites misfortune; joy separated from caution courts sorrow.
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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From our idioms
- die Zelte abbrechen — to move away or leave a place; to abandon one's position.
- bei der Stange halten — to keep someone obedient, loyal, or in line through discipline or pressure.
- keine zehn Pferde — nothing could force or move one; obstinate refusal or immovable determination.