The merry month of May.
Meaning: May's arrival brings renewal and joy, celebrated as nature's most vibrant and hopeful season for growth.
Origin: May was the season of May Day dancing, maypoles and courting. Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday (1599) includes a song beginning "O, the month of May, the merry month of May," and the composer William Byrd set words about "this sweet and merry month of May."
More proverbs about Wisdom
- Music helps not the toothache. — Pleasant diversions cannot cure underlying physical pain that demands direct treatment.
- A new broom sweeps clean. — Fresh starts and new leadership often bring immediate visible improvements, though sustai…
- Nip it in the bud. — Addressing small problems immediately prevents them from growing into larger, harder-to-s…
- Old foxes need no tutors. — Experienced people have learned through living what novices must be taught formally.
- Pay as you go. — Settling debts immediately prevents financial burdens from accumulating and maintains hon…
- Poor folk have few kindred. — Adversity reveals that people abandon those lacking wealth and influence.
From our compliments & insults
- Você tem muita garra — You have fierce, relentless determination — you claw your way through any obstacle.
- Ты умница (ty umnitsa) — You're bright, clever, and admirable — said warmly of someone who handles things well.
- У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) — You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.