The proverb "The exception proves the rule," originated when the use of the word- "prove" meant "test"; as the advice of St. Paul, "Prove all things." The exception to a rule proved it—that is, tested it —and sometimes showed the rule to 1 be wrong. Thus the proverb originally meant: "The exception puts the rule "to the test," not "proves it" as we. use the word to-day.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 242, 12 October 1929, Page 18
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67Page 18 Advertisements Column 4 Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 242, 12 October 1929, Page 18
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