| 单词 | he who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock |
| 释义 | > as lemmashe who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock Proverb. he who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock (and variants): he who will not listen to reason must bear the consequences. ΚΠ 1666 G. Torriano Proverbial Phrases 286/2 in Piazza Universale La nave, che non vuol timone, havrà lo scoglio. That ship which will have no rudder, must have a rock. 1822 B. D'Israeli in Times 31 Dec. 3/3 There is a Cornish proverb—‘Those who will not be ruled by the rudder, must be ruled by the rock.’ The strands of Cornwall, so often covered with wrecks, could not fail to impress on the imagination of its inhabitants the objects whence they drew this salutary proverb against obstinate wrongheads. 1867 A. D. Richardson Beyond Mississippi xxxix. 476 Let Brigham ponder the lesson. ‘He who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.’ 1911 B. Wilberforce Secret of Quiet Mind 79 ‘He who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock,’ but ruled he must be. 1975 Titusville (Pa.) Herald 2 Dec. 4/5 Speaking of the need in all lives for discipline and living by the rules, an unknown author put it well, ‘He who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rocks.’ 2004 S. F. Pickering Waltzing Magpies 85 I urged Edward to complete his college applications. ‘Those who refused to be ruled by the rudder will be ruled by the rock,’ I said. < as lemmas |
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