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A COOKING POT
A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SAID WHEN ONE HAS HIGH HOPES FOR SOMETHING AND
LITTLE PATIENCE TO WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-23-1971