Etymology

while the grass grows, the steed starves

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Latin dum gramen crescit, equus in moriendo quiescit
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  1. Latin · derived fromdum gramen crescit, equus in moriendo quiescit“while the grass grows, the horse lies dying”
  2. English todaywhile the grass grows, the steed starves

From Latin dum gramen crescit, equus in moriendo quiescit (“while the grass grows, the horse lies dying”).

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