PROVERB AGAINST PROVERB
There are two very well-known proverbs which actually contradict each other. "A rolling stone," says the one, "gathers no moss." "A ganging fit," says the other, "is aye gettin." The source of the contradiction is that they are the proverbs of two nations. Each expresses the result of national experience. The one is the proverb of the English—a rich peoplo, who have found that the surest means to good fortune is to stay at home and stick to some established profession. The other is the proverb of the Scots, who found, on the other hand, that the best path to fortune was that which conducted them from their own sterile land into more fortunate regions. The wandering Scot was known all ov"er Europe, ever seeking the spot most propitious to his fortunes ,and changing his home whenever the chance of "fresh fields" opened to him tempting prospects in the distance.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1934, Page 3
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153PROVERB AGAINST PROVERB Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1934, Page 3
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