proverb · Words worth keeping
After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.
After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying assigns rest after dinner and a walk after supper. Its paired instruction gives two meals different follow-up activities.
Example
A reader records the two activities as part of the saying’s structure rather than assuming they are a routine suited to everyone.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
Sit awhile and walk a mile contrast stillness with movement, joined by a memorable measure. The text does not explain what counts as dinner or supper in its setting or verify either instruction. A useful reading identifies the pattern without treating the rhyme as exercise or medical guidance. Different circumstances cannot be settled by its neat contrast.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a contrasted after-meal rule as historical lore.
Keep in mind
No particular health benefit, distance or routine is independently verified here.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- English