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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
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Much wants more ...
Hi
A fable about a goose that laid golden eggs (which was killed by the owners because they thought it was golden inside) ended with a moral: much wants more and loses all.
What does "much wants more" mean here? If one wants more ... OR maybe If you want too much ...
Much wants more sounds a bit strange to me.
A fable about a goose that laid golden eggs (which was killed by the owners because they thought it was golden inside) ended with a moral: much wants more and loses all.
What does "much wants more" mean here? If one wants more ... OR maybe If you want too much ...
Much wants more sounds a bit strange to me.
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Hi, If you have a lot, you want more. The phrase personifies 'much', ie refers to it as a person. Clive
- Hi, If you have a lot, you want more.
- The phrase personifies 'much', ie refers to it as a person.
- Clive
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Hi,
If you have a lot, you want more.
The phrase personifies 'much', ie refers to it as a person.
Clive
If you have a lot, you want more.
The phrase personifies 'much', ie refers to it as a person.
Clive
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Yes, that's some arcane English right there. Don't worry about it. It is extremely odd, old-fashioned, fairy-tale-moral riddle stuff. The idea is (a person who has) much wants more and loses everything. The language is in the same vein as Bilbo's riddle:
No-legs lay on one-leg,
Two-legs sat near on three-legs,
Four-legs got some.
No-legs lay on one-leg,
Two-legs sat near on three-legs,
Four-legs got some.
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