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The proverb appears frequently in the literary works of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Scottish authors. In John Moore's Zeluco (1789), a character assures another in a letter that there is little danger in him forgetting his old friends "and far less my blood relations; for surely blood is thicker than water."
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better wear out than rust out; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Trojan War, Virgil in the Aeneid) [9] Big fish eat little fish; Birds of a feather (flock together) Blood is thicker than water
One of the most basic is the use of blood as a symbol for family relationships through birth/parentage; to be "related by blood" is to be related by ancestry or descendence, rather than marriage. This bears closely to bloodlines , and sayings such as " blood is thicker than water " and " bad blood ", as well as " Blood brother ".
Interpreting proverbs from other cultures is much more difficult than interpreting proverbs in one's own culture. Even within English-speaking cultures, there is difference of opinion on how to interpret the proverb "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Some see it as condemning a person that keeps moving, seeing moss as a positive thing, such as ...
There's a meme going around saying that the original and complete version of the idiom is "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." As is explained in this article, there's no support for this assertion. There's documentation supporting "Blood is thicker than water" going back to 12th century.
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"Blood is Thicker than Water" Released: 1974 "Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand" ... Side one; No. Title Length; 1. "Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand" 5:41: 2.