proverb · Words worth keeping
Even over cold pudding, the coward says: “It will burn my mouth.”
Even over cold pudding, the coward says: “It will burn my mouth.”
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Fear of burning from cold pudding caricatures a concern that appears mismatched to the stated condition. The saying uses an insult to criticise apprehension.
What the words are saying
A critical reading does not endorse shaming fear or assume that every concern is irrational. A useful application checks what the actual issue is and whether the response fits it, while allowing support and clarification. The food image supplies no temperature test or health judgment.
Everyday example
Someone asks what a worried person is concerned about instead of dismissing them with a coward label.
When to use it
Use it critically to examine concern without humiliation.
What it does not mean
No diagnosis of fear or physical food-safety rule 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 568; PDF page 53; collection label: Assyria/Ethiopia
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Assyria/Ethiopia