The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (605 page)
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All's WELL that ends well
Cf.
c
1250
Proverbs of Hending in Anglia
(1881) IV. 182 Wel is him that wel ende mai.
1381
in
Chronicon Henrici Knighton
(1895) II. 139
If the ende be wele, than is alle wele.
c
1530
Commonplace Book
(EETS) 110
‘All ys well that endyth well,’ said the gud wyff.
1602
All's Well that ends Well
IV
. iv. 35
All's Well That Ends Well. Still the fine's [end's] the crown.
1836
Midshipman Easy
I. vi.
I had got rid of the farmer, .. bull, and bees—all's well that ends well.
1979
Dead Game
xviii.
My rank's been confirmed. So all's well that ends well.
1997
Terminal Case
xi. 113
Matter of getting used to, perhaps, sir. Anyway, all's well that ends well this time.
beginnings and endings
;
good fortune
c
1250
Proverbs of Hending in Anglia
(1881) IV. 182 Wel is him that wel ende mai.
1381in
Chronicon Henrici Knighton
(1895) II. 139
If the ende be wele, than is alle wele.
c
1530
Commonplace Book
(EETS) 110
‘All ys well that endyth well,’ said the gud wyff.
1602
All's Well that ends Well
IV
. iv. 35
All's Well That Ends Well. Still the fine's [end's] the crown.
1836
Midshipman Easy
I. vi.
I had got rid of the farmer, .. bull, and bees—all's well that ends well.
1979
Dead Game
xviii.
My rank's been confirmed. So all's well that ends well.
1997
Terminal Case
xi. 113
Matter of getting used to, perhaps, sir. Anyway, all's well that ends well this time.
beginnings and endings;
good fortune
well
well
see also (noun)
LET well alone
; (adjective)
the DEVIL was sick, the Devil a saint would be
; (adverb)
he LIVES long who lives well
;
PAY beforehand was never well served
;
if you would be well SERVED, serve yourself
;
SPARE well and have to spend
;
everyone SPEAKS well of the bridge which carries him over
;
if a THING'S worth doing, it's worth doing well
;
if you WANT a thing done well, do it yourself
.
LET well alone
; (adjective)
the DEVIL was sick, the Devil a saint would be
; (adverb)
he LIVES long who lives well
;
PAY beforehand was never well served
;
if you would be well SERVED, serve yourself
;
SPARE well and have to spend
;
everyone SPEAKS well of the bridge which carries him over
;
if a THING'S worth doing, it's worth doing well
;
if you WANT a thing done well, do it yourself
.
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