proverb · Words worth keeping
Evening orts are good morning fodder.
Evening orts are good morning fodder.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying makes evening leftovers useful as morning fodder. It presents material left over at one time as provision for a later use.
Example
A group reuses unused paper from one activity for another when its condition and purpose are suitable.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
Orts supplies the older word for leftover scraps. A qualified analogy can value a resource whose first use has ended without assuming it should be discarded. The verse does not establish a safe storage or feeding method. A practical-sounding reuse rule still needs the actual materials and conditions considered outside the rhyme.
When to use it
Use it as a stated analogy about appropriate reuse across time.
Keep in mind
The verse is not food-storage or animal-feeding safety guidance.
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