1596. For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost ; for want of a Shoe the…

Quote byThomas Fuller · 1654–1734

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gnomologia (1732), Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1752) : For Want of a Nail the Shoe is lost; for want of a Shoe, the Horse is Lost; for want of a Horse the Rider is lost. ; also Poor Richard's Almanack (1758) : For Want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe, the Horse was Lost; and for.

English (original)

1596. For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost ; for want of a Shoe the Horse is lost ; for want of a Horse the Man is lost.

— Thomas Fuller

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