proverb · Words worth keeping
Anticipate the good so that you may take pleasure in it.
Anticipate the good so that you may take pleasure in it.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Anticipating good so as to enjoy it gives expectation a role in appreciating a hoped-for event. The saying welcomes a forward-looking source of pleasure.
What the words are saying
A responsible interpretation does not guarantee the event or require optimism during hardship. A useful application can enjoy a possibility while keeping its uncertainty visible. Anticipation may be welcome for one person and difficult for another, so it is not a universal emotional prescription.
Everyday example
Someone looks forward to a feasible plan while recognising that circumstances may change.
When to use it
Use it as an invitation to anticipation rather than a duty.
What it does not mean
No guaranteed outcome or obligation to feel positive is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or 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
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 567; PDF page 53; collection label: Assyria/Ethiopia
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Assyria/Ethiopia