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The RACE is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong
With allusion to
ECCLESIASTES
ix. 11 (AV) The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
1632
Anatomy of Melancholy
(ed. 4)
II
. iii.
It is not honesty, learning, worth, wisdome, that preferres men, The race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the stronger [1638 strong].
1873
Pillars of House
III. xxxii.
Poor child! she .. lay trying to work out .. why the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
1901
Caesar & Cleopatra in Three Plays for Puritans
96
The descendants of the gods did not stay to be butchered, cousin. The battle was not to the strong; but the race was to the swift.
1976
Wilt
xix.
The race was not to the swift after all, it was to the indefatigably inconsequential and life was random.
success
ECCLESIASTES
ix. 11 (AV) The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
1632Anatomy of Melancholy
(ed. 4)
II
. iii.
It is not honesty, learning, worth, wisdome, that preferres men, The race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the stronger [1638 strong].
1873
Pillars of House
III. xxxii.
Poor child! she .. lay trying to work out .. why the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
1901
Caesar & Cleopatra in Three Plays for Puritans
96
The descendants of the gods did not stay to be butchered, cousin. The battle was not to the strong; but the race was to the swift.
1976
Wilt
xix.
The race was not to the swift after all, it was to the indefatigably inconsequential and life was random.
successRAIN before seven, fine before eleven
1853Notes & Queries
1st Ser. VIII. 218
Weather Proverbs … Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
1909
Spectator
20 Mar. 452
‘Rain before seven, shine before eleven,’ is one of the most trustworthy of all country saws.
1940
(
title
)
Rain before seven.
1961
Three Score & Ten
vii.
The morning of the Agricultural dawned fair and bright. Naturally there were wisebeards who shook their heads over this and said Ar, that were a bad sign for certain sure, rain before seven, fine before eleven, and stands to reason the contrairy [
sic
] holds.
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