proverb · Legacy record
He, who never comes to your house doesn’t want you in his.
He, who never comes to your house doesn’t want you in his.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A person never visiting is presumed not to want visits in return. The saying infers welcome from one direction of social contact.
What the words are saying
A critical interpretation questions the motive claim rather than accepting it as proof. Time, access, health, preferences and other circumstances can affect visits. A useful application asks what arrangement is welcome instead of assuming rejection from absence or making hospitality a strict exchange.
Everyday example
Someone checks whether a visit would be welcome rather than inferring the answer from who has visited first.
When to use it
Use it to examine assumptions about reciprocal contact.
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What it does not mean
Lack of visits does not establish hostility or a wish to exclude someone.
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
Mexico
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 217; PDF page 26; collection label: Mexico
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Mexico