Saturday Proverb:
Proverb: “Beggars
can’t be choosers”.
Meaning:
When in need of help, one cannot dictate how that help is given; when one's
situation requires one to beg, one cannot complain about the insufficient or substandard gifts that one receives.
History / Interesting Fact:
This expression was in use by
1546 when it appeared in a book of proverbs compiled by John Heywood.
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