proverb · Words worth keeping
Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying pictures eagles gathering where a carcass is found. As an analogy, it can describe a visible gathering pointing toward the attraction that brings people together.
Example
A group investigates why visitors gather at one stall rather than assuming the crowd alone proves the product’s quality.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The place of gathering is explained by something present there, rather than by coincidence. Applied figuratively, it encourages asking what a cluster of activity is responding to. It does not identify every crowd’s motives or license treating people as scavengers. Without additional source context, the image should not be assigned a specific religious doctrine here.
When to use it
Use it as an explicit analogy about activity and attraction.
Keep in mind
The animal image does not establish human motives or a particular doctrinal interpretation.
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