"EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY - "According to the medieval Dutch scholar Erasmus, the saying came about as a result of the death of the Greek playwright Euripides, who in 405 B.C. was mauled and killed by a pack of dogs loosed upon him by a rival. Thus the saying is usually taken to mean that even the most lowly person will at some time get revenge on his oppressor, no matter how powerful the man may be. The Greek biographer Plutarch recorded the proverb for the first time in 'Moralia' (A.D. c. 95) rendering it as 'Even a dog gets his revenge,' and Richard Taverner included the first version in English - 'A dogge hath a day' - centuries later in his 'Proverbes' or Adages' (1539).What was virtually the modern form appeared in John Ray's 'A collection of English Proverbs' (1670) as 'Every dog hath his day'." From "Wise Words and Wives' Tales: The Origins, Meanings and Time-Honored Wisdom of Proverbs and Folk Sayings Olde and New" by Stuart Flexner and Doris Flexner (Avon Books, New York, 1993)."
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2007-11-07 21:53:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Every Dog Has Its Day (Paperback)
by Mike Kivi (Author), Sam Fletcher (Illustrator).
Check this site:
http://www.amazon.com/Every-Dog-Has-Its-Day/dp/1900818027/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-9554150-0589448?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194594630&sr=8-3
2007-11-08 18:51:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Every dog has his day was written by Dr. Alvin Grossman in his publication of Doral publications.
2007-11-07 20:47:17
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answered by Basheer 6
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John R. Erickson
2007-11-08 04:36:48
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answered by mx. know it all 7
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Hamlet said it in the Shakespeare play Hamlet.
2007-11-07 21:33:37
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answered by Lyra 5
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A dog is very intelligent to understand our intentions, I wish , if wanted to write................!
2007-11-08 01:37:23
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answered by indrajeet d 5
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Hi
I dont know its origin but i think i have read it in shakespere...
2007-11-11 20:13:25
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answered by Honey Cake 3
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alvin grossman
2007-11-07 21:08:32
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answered by anjali t 1
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