Pearls before swine
Meaning
Items of quality offered to those who aren't cultured enough to appreciate them.
Origin
From the Bible, Matthew 7:6 (King James Version):
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet.
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Pearls before swine or Swine after pearls
LOL
In italian we use the equivalent: perle ai porci
In Antimoon we use: Logic before Robin Michael.
Sapienti sat
This is a definition from my private company RM.
Dictionary of Difficult Words - verbum sapienti (sat est)
verbum sapienti (sat est). 'a word (is enough) to the wise' (abbr. verb. sap.). © RM 2009. Helicon Publishing is division of RM. ...
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Sapienti sat
A word is enough to the wise.
I have heard this expression before as "a word to the wise". This is often a word of warning, and if you are wise, you will listen to this word of warning and take heed (take it to heart).
My private company say that the meaning is:
verbum sapienti (sat est)
'a word (is enough) to the wise' (abbr. verb. sap.).
© RM 2009. Helicon Publishing is division of RM.
SHOW YOURSELVES, COWARDS! I've spent $1,000 dollars of the tax payers money trying to find these thieves and I'll spend $1,000,000 if that's what it takes!