
ProverbWisdom
English origin
Rolling in cash he can't use, like a cat in a corn-bin.
Meaning: Abundance becomes worthless when it's fundamentally unsuited to one's nature or needs.
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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