Say What? - A fool and his money are soon parted/pride comes before a fall

[mab_browne]

Today’s ‘Say What?’ post looks at a fool and his money are soon parted, and pride comes before a fall.

These two proverbs both embody what my NZ Oxford dictionary calls ‘a general truth’. The concepts behind the sayings appear self-evident, something that human society has always said. Just how long is ‘always

Comments

[lost_spook]

Love the Avon and Vila exchange. :-)

[mab_browne]

Well, as I said, when I was thinking about which fannish canon to use for my examples, pride and money certainly seem to feature in B7. And Avon can never resist the chance to get a jab in, bless his misanthropic heart.