ProverbWisdom
English origin1863
English origin1863Proverbs should go in pairs
Meaning: Wisdom gains strength through comparison; a single example proves less convincing than two supporting instances.
Origin: Recorded in 1863, when the explorer Richard Burton wrote that "all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways." Nearly every proverb has an opposite, such as "many hands make light work" against "too many cooks spoil the broth."
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