Saturday Proverb:
Proverb: "If you can't beat 'em, join
'em."
Meaning:
Said when
you accept that you
cannot be as successful as other
people without
doing what they do, even though
you do not approve of or agree with it
History / Interesting Fact:
This was first recorded by the American writer Quentin
Reynolds in 'The Wounded Don't Cry' (1941).
There is a similar old political adage which says
'If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.'
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