TIL that the saying "blood is thicker than water" is not what every one thinks it to be and used completely wrong

[Indicterra]

Blood is thicker than water is the saying many use to indicate that the relationship between blood related individual are stronger and important than other relationships.

But fullform of blood is thicker than water is

"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb".

This quote originally meant the complete opposite of what it used for now, that the bonds you choose are more important than the bonds you inherit from family. In other words, the relationships you make for yourself are more important than the ones you don't choose.

I never knew, I mean English was never my first language but damn....you learn something new everyday huh

 

[Cipiteca396]

According to wikipedia () this version (the covenant one) of the saying comes from 1990-2000, while the original "ouch hoer ich sagen, das sippe blůt von wazzere niht verdirbet" In English it reads, "I also hear it said that kin-blood is not spoiled by water" is from the 1200's.

Though supposedly there's a similar 'Blood is thicker than Milk' in the arabic world (as in, blood brothers are closer than brothers that nursed together). There's much less information given about that one though, lol.

 

[Corty]

"Curiosity killed the cat."​

• Original: "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."
• Meaning: While curiosity can lead to danger, it also leads to discovery and fulfillment.

"Great minds think alike."​

• Original: "Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ."
• Meaning: While intelligent people may have similar thoughts, it’s also possible that fools can also share the same unoriginal ideas.

"Jack of all trades, master of none."​

• Original: "Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one."
• Meaning: Being skilled in many areas is often better than being an expert in only one.

"Money is the root of all evil."​

• Original: "The love of money is the root of all evil."
• Meaning: It’s not money itself that’s evil, but the obsession with it.

"Rome wasn't built in a day."​

• Original: "Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour."
• Meaning: While significant achievements take time, they require consistent effort.

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."​

• Original: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
• Meaning: Superficial knowledge can be misleading; true understanding comes from deeper study.

"Actions speak louder than words."​

• Original: "Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often."
• Meaning: Actions are more impactful, but they don't always occur as frequently as words.

"The customer is always right."​

• Original: "The customer is always right in matters of taste."
• Meaning: While customers may have preferences, they aren’t infallible in all aspects.

"Starve a cold, feed a fever."​

• Original: "If you starve a cold, you’ll have to feed a fever."
• Meaning: Neglecting proper care for a cold can worsen your condition, requiring more effort to recover.

"To each their own."​

• Original: "To each their own, as the woman said when she kissed her cow."
• Meaning: People have different preferences, sometimes odd, but they are entitled to them.

"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."​

• Original: "What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except for bears, bears will kill you."
• Meaning: While overcoming challenges can make you stronger, some dangers are truly life-threatening.

"The proof is in the pudding."​

• Original: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
• Meaning: The true value or quality of something can only be judged when it is put to use.

"Good things come to those who wait."​

• Original: "Good things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
• Meaning: Patience is valuable, but taking action is often more rewarding.

"You can’t have your cake and eat it too."​

• Original: "You can’t eat your cake and have it too."
• Meaning: Once you’ve eaten your cake, you no longer have it; it’s about choices and trade-offs.

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."​

• Original: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but a bird in the bush is better than no bird at all."
• Meaning: It’s better to value what you have, though it’s also important to recognize opportunities.

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."​

• Original: This phrase is from the movie Love Story, and it is often misunderstood. A more realistic interpretation might be, "Love means understanding and forgiving each other, not that you’ll never make mistakes."

"The ends justify the means."​

• Original: This saying is often attributed to Machiavelli, but in its full context, it’s a reflection on the complexities of morality rather than an outright endorsement of unethical behavior.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."​

• Original: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes in the hand of the beer-holder."
• Meaning: Perceptions of beauty are subjective and can be influenced by external factors, like alcohol.

 

[Indicterra]

"Curiosity killed the cat."​

• Original: "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."
• Meaning: While curiosity can lead to danger, it also leads to discovery and fulfillment.

"Great minds think alike."​

• Original: "Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ."
• Meaning: While intelligent people may have similar thoughts, it’s also possible that fools can also share the same unoriginal ideas.

"Jack of all trades, master of none."​

• Original: "Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one."
• Meaning: Being skilled in many areas is often better than being an expert in only one.

"Money is the root of all evil."​

• Original: "The love of money is the root of all evil."
• Meaning: It’s not money itself that’s evil, but the obsession with it.

"Rome wasn't built in a day."​

• Original: "Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour."
• Meaning: While significant achievements take time, they require consistent effort.

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."​

• Original: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
• Meaning: Superficial knowledge can be misleading; true understanding comes from deeper study.

"Actions speak louder than words."​

• Original: "Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often."
• Meaning: Actions are more impactful, but they don't always occur as frequently as words.

"The customer is always right."​

• Original: "The customer is always right in matters of taste."
• Meaning: While customers may have preferences, they aren’t infallible in all aspects.

"Starve a cold, feed a fever."​

• Original: "If you starve a cold, you’ll have to feed a fever."
• Meaning: Neglecting proper care for a cold can worsen your condition, requiring more effort to recover.

"To each their own."​

• Original: "To each their own, as the woman said when she kissed her cow."
• Meaning: People have different preferences, sometimes odd, but they are entitled to them.

"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."​

• Original: "What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except for bears, bears will kill you."
• Meaning: While overcoming challenges can make you stronger, some dangers are truly life-threatening.

"The proof is in the pudding."​

• Original: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
• Meaning: The true value or quality of something can only be judged when it is put to use.

"Good things come to those who wait."​

• Original: "Good things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
• Meaning: Patience is valuable, but taking action is often more rewarding.

"You can’t have your cake and eat it too."​

• Original: "You can’t eat your cake and have it too."
• Meaning: Once you’ve eaten your cake, you no longer have it; it’s about choices and trade-offs.

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."​

• Original: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but a bird in the bush is better than no bird at all."
• Meaning: It’s better to value what you have, though it’s also important to recognize opportunities.

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."​

• Original: This phrase is from the movie Love Story, and it is often misunderstood. A more realistic interpretation might be, "Love means understanding and forgiving each other, not that you’ll never make mistakes."

"The ends justify the means."​

• Original: This saying is often attributed to Machiavelli, but in its full context, it’s a reflection on the complexities of morality rather than an outright endorsement of unethical behavior.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."​

• Original: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes in the hand of the beer-holder."
• Meaning: Perceptions of beauty are subjective and can be influenced by external factors, like alcohol.

Damn I read way too many chatgpt stories, now I automatically become AI detector, this Gpt no?

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

Blood is thicker than water is the saying many use to indicate that the relationship between blood related individual are stronger and important than other relationships.

But fullform of blood is thicker than water is

"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb".

This quote originally meant the complete opposite of what it used for now, that the bonds you choose are more important than the bonds you inherit from family. In other words, the relationships you make for yourself are more important than the ones you don't choose.

I never knew, I mean English was never my first language but damn....you learn something new everyday huh

According to wikipedia () this version (the covenant one) of the saying comes from 1990-2000, while the original "ouch hoer ich sagen, das sippe blůt von wazzere niht verdirbet" In English it reads, "I also hear it said that kin-blood is not spoiled by water" is from the 1200's.

Though supposedly there's a similar 'Blood is thicker than Milk' in the arabic world (as in, blood brothers are closer than brothers that nursed together). There's much less information given about that one though, lol.

I agree with @Cipiteca396 here. In a feudal context of the medieval period, the meaning is quite clear and it is quite irrelevant if there are other saying before as the origin and social context are different.

It doesn't surprise me also that the quote is taken from the German epos Reinhart Fuchs Reynard the Fox, as the concept of blood and kinship were essential in Germanic culture. Or at least of much greater significance than in Roman and Greek culture, and thus later in medieval culture.

 

[Corty]

Damn I read way too many chatgpt stories, now I automatically become AI detector, this Gpt no?

It is, I am too lazy to copy-paste them 1 by 1. But I can be spurred to do it

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase

What's the meaning and origin of the phrase 'Curiosity killed the cat'?

www.phrases.org.uk

Great Minds Think Alike: Definition, Meaning and Origin

Discover the truth behind the phrase "great minds think alike" - does it hold up to scrutiny? Uncover its definition, origin, and meaning.

usdictionary.com

The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs

A proverb is a saying, usually short, that expresses a general truth about life. Proverbs give advice, make an observation, or present a lesson in a succinct and memorable way. We use proverbs or allude to them often in everyday speech. Some examples of proverbs include: Better safe than sorry...

books.google.hu

Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, But They Were Laying Bricks Every Hour

Read this article to learn what the popular literary phrase "Rome wasn't built in a day" can teach you about building better habits.

jamesclear.com

Aaaand I'm bored.

Go look the rest up by yourself; google is your friend.

 

[ArchlordZero]

A witty saying proves nothing.
- Voltaire

 

[Tsuru]

Blood is thicker than water is the saying many use to indicate that the relationship between blood related individual are stronger and important than other relationships.

But fullform of blood is thicker than water is

"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb".

This quote originally meant the complete opposite of what it used for now, that the bonds you choose are more important than the bonds you inherit from family. In other words, the relationships you make for yourself are more important than the ones you don't choose.

I never knew, I mean English was never my first language but damn....you learn something new everyday huh

DUH (to the chineses, not you)
as expected from them.

They already blasphemed by deforming the confucius' saying of "women and villains are difficult to raise (...)", despite their confucius someone they venere as their best sage.
Its like WEST : the clients is always right (in manners of taste)
People will use and delete what is necessary for their benefits, and i despise this.


ps : its also why i say west = east like a mirror, and why i facepalm at any ethnic problems, bc in the end, everyone is a shitty humans (with some perks/buffs/nerfs)

 

[RepresentingWrath]

While intelligent people may have similar thoughts, it’s also possible that fools can also share the same unoriginal ideas.

 

[Corty]

It's written as "Macska" You need to brush up on your hungarian, because it is misspelled. You are not smort enough yet.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

It's written as "Macska" You need to brush up on your hungarian, because it is misspelled. You are not smort enough yet.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

It's written as "Macska" You need to brush up on your hungarian, because it is misspelled. You are not smort enough yet.

No fancy letters, though ... I am dismayed.

 

[NotaNuffian]

I feel like I am going into one of those reddit posts once more.

Good to have some new knowledge of the english language, but also wtf I am trying to laugh at some cringe nae nae baby threads here.