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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A poor heart
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Below is from this website: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/It+is+a+poor+heart+that+never+rejoices
Is the explanations correct?
Is it being used as is explained below?
Does it really mean, "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time"?
Prov. Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time. (Sometimes used to indicate that a habitually sad person is happy about something.) Jill: I've never seen Sam smile before, but today, at his retirement party, he smiled. Jane: It is a poor heart that never rejoices.
Below is from this website: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/It+is+a+poor+heart+that+never+rejoices
Is the explanations correct?
Is it being used as is explained below?
Does it really mean, "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time"?
It is a poor heart that never rejoices.
and It is a sad heart that never rejoices.Prov. Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time. (Sometimes used to indicate that a habitually sad person is happy about something.) Jill: I've never seen Sam smile before, but today, at his retirement party, he smiled. Jane: It is a poor heart that never rejoices.
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pructus Is the explanations correct? Is the explanation s correct? Are the explanations correct ?
- pructus Is the explanations correct?
- Is the explanation s correct?
- Are the explanations correct ?
- Yes.
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pructusIs the explanations correct?Is the explanation
Are the explanations correct?
Yes.
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Thanks a lot, fivejedjon!!
I wonder how come it means "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".
"It is a poor heart that never rejoices" seems to mean only "A poor heart never rejoices".
There doesn't seem to be any connection between "It is a poor heart that never rejoices" and "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".
I wonder how come it means "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".
"It is a poor heart that never rejoices" seems to mean only "A poor heart never rejoices".
There doesn't seem to be any connection between "It is a poor heart that never rejoices" and "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".
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I haven't seen the explanations that the clause means "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".
In grammar books, this kind of explanations doesn't appear.
I am very curious.....
In grammar books, this kind of explanations doesn't appear.
I am very curious.....
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It's nothing to do with grammar. The saying is based on the ide that the heart is the seat of a person's emotions. Most people have cause to rejoice at some time in their lives. If a person never has occasion to rejoice, then they must have rather sad hearts.
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pructusI wonder how come it means "Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time".I suppose the proverb is not very carefully explained, but that is the meaning. If I revise the proverb just a bit, it may be clearer:
It is an extremely/unimaginably poor heart that never rejoices.
Does that help?
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Did you took Angel to church? Or I should ask, did you take Angel to church? . Please correct me.
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Anonymous What should I do to be approved?Approved for an artificial heart or transplant?
The "heart" in the proverb is just a symbol representing a person's emotional nature.
The blood pump in your chest could be poor by a genetic defect or bad dating habits, but it has nothing to do with the proverb.
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