proverb · Legacy record
Don’t spend the evening in a house where you can’t spend the night.
Don’t spend the evening in a house where you can’t spend the night.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
An evening avoided where a night cannot be spent links a brief stay with the welcome or suitability of a longer one. The saying questions entering a place where continued presence may not be possible.
What the words are saying
The precise traditional situation is unverified; limits of hospitality and mismatched commitment are only qualified readings. A responsible application does not make temporary welcome dishonest or recommend intruding on another person’s space. The image supplies no travel or accommodation safety rule.
Everyday example
Someone clarifies the limits of an invitation instead of assuming a brief visit includes an overnight stay.
When to use it
Use it only as a qualified welcome-and-expectation comparison.
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What it does not mean
No verified traditional meaning or obligation to provide extended hospitality 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 550; PDF page 52; collection label: Assyria/Ethiopia
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Assyria/Ethiopia