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while the grass grows, the steed starves

while the grass grows, the steed starves proverb: in the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.

Proverb

while the grass grows, the steed starves

  1. In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.

Origin of while the grass grows, the steed starves

From Latin dum gramen crescit, equus in moriendo quiescit (“while the grass grows, the horse lies dying”).

Questions about while the grass grows, the steed starves

What does while the grass grows, the steed starves mean?
While the grass grows, the steed starves means in the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.
What part of speech is while the grass grows, the steed starves?
While the grass grows, the steed starves is a proverb.

Words near while the grass grows, the steed starves in the dictionary

  1. while away
  2. while loop
  3. while loops
  4. while one is about it
  5. while one is at it
  6. while the grass grows, the steed starves
  7. while there's life, there's hope
  8. while we're young
  9. while you're down there
  10. while-ere
  11. whiled

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