DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED
Don't be hasty in evaluating one's assets.
Many of the proverbial words of advice that have lasted the test of time begin with 'don't'. 'Don't count your chickens' is one of the oldest, and possibly the wisest, of these. The thought was recorded in print by Thomas Howell in New Sonnets and pretty Pamphlets, 1570:
Counte not thy Chickens that vnhatched be,
Waye wordes as winde, till thou finde certaintee
Source: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/count-your-chickens.html
Farm Sayings Friday is weekly feature of Yield Starts Here. You might think your grandparents made it up, but that old saying likely goes back many years. In this feature we will figure out who said it first and what it really means! Do you have a well used saying in your family, send to us and we'll feature it in a future blog.
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