If you want to go abroad, do it now, while you're young and have the money. The mill cannot grind with water that is past.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
the mill cannot grind with the water that is past — 1616 T. DRAXE Adages 151 The water that is past, cannot make the mill goe. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 153 The mill cannot grind with the water that’s past. 1856 R. C. TRENCH Poems 197 Oh seize the instant [present] time; you never… … Proverbs new dictionary
mill — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past all is grist that comes to the mill the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small … Proverbs new dictionary
grind — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small … Proverbs new dictionary
water — see don’t go near the water until you learn how to swim blood is thicker than water dirty water will quench fire you can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink no matter how long a log stays in the water, it doesn’t become a… … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Mühle — 1. Alle (alte) Müelen un Fiskedujke maket keinen Biurn rujke. (Soest.) – Firmenich, I, 349, 36. 2. An einer Mühle und einem jungen Weibe ist immer was zu flicken (stets was zu bessern am Leibe). (S. ⇨ Frau 744.) Dadurch gleichen sie einander. Das … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
