“For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost, For want of a horse the rider was lost, Forwant of a rider the battle was lost, For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horse.”
Benjamin Franklin
“A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost”
“For want of a nail the shoe was lost”
Proverb
“For the want of a nail, the shoe was lose; for the want of a shoe the horse was lose; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail.”
“For want of a nail the kingdom was lost”
American Proverb
“If you'd have your shoes last, put no nails in 'em.”
“We've just lived through at least 27 minutes of high anxiety. The nail-biting is finally over but my nails are actually gone.”
Colleen Hartman
