proverb · Source-linked selection
Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, Saturday no luck at all.
Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, Saturday no luck at all.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying assigns good or bad outcomes to the weekday of an undertaking. Its list promises wealth, health or misfortune from timing alone.
What the words are saying
Each day receives a different fate, with Wednesday favoured and later days treated more severely. This can expose the confidence created by an orderly list of omens. The explanation does not establish that weekdays cause these outcomes, prescribe a day for a commitment or infer where the list originated. A careful reading asks whether the decision has real reasons beyond the pattern.
Everyday example
A group chooses a suitable date by participants’ needs rather than a rhyme promising wealth or loss.
When to use it
Use it to examine a weekday-based omen critically.
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What it does not mean
The listed outcomes are not guaranteed, and the verse is not health or financial advice.
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
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1094 · Monday
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