英语词汇the race is not to the swift的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the race is not to the swift
词源	the race is not to the swift. “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong,” according to Ecclesiastes 9:11. The bib- lical phrase has become proverbial over the past 400 years and has several humorous variations, including American humor- ist Franklin Pierce Adams’s much-quoted “The race is not the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but the betting is best that way.”
随便看	you could have heard a pin drop you couldn’t detect my interest with a high-powered telescope you don’t have money give yourself volunteer you don’t want to go there you furnish the pictures and i’ll furnish the war you gotta believe you have money give money you have the words but you don’t have the music you know it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch you might as well appeal against the thunderstorm you never miss the water till the well runs dry youngberry young folk of the pear garden young in at heart young turk young whippersnapper you pays your money and you take your choice your all-s your epitaph your majesty yourself youse you should see the other guy you-uns you want it bad you get it bad

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