Welcome is the best dish on the table.
Meaning: Genuine hospitality and warmth matter more to guests than the quality or abundance of food served.
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.
More proverbs about Wisdom
- When the well is dug it is easy enough to pump. — Preparation and proper setup make execution effortless; prevention requires foresight bef…
- All things are soon prepared in a well-ordered house. — Efficient systems and discipline enable quick accomplishment of any task, large or small.
- Well-drawn wells give the sweetest water. — Careful preparation and proper execution yield superior results worth the initial effort.
- I wept when I was born, and every day shows why. — Life's inevitable sufferings validate the infant's instinctive tears at entering existenc…
- A whet is no let [hindrance]. — Sharpening a tool causes only momentary delay before it works far more effectively than b…
- You may pay too dear for your whistle. — Pursuing trivial pleasures often costs more in dignity, money, or opportunity than their…
From our idioms
- straight and narrow — The path of correct social or ethical behavior that society approves of.
- strange bedfellows — People or things that one does not normally expect to find together.
- strapped for cash — Not having quite enough money.