A rolling stone gathers no moss

Cultural  

1. This proverb now has two meanings: people pay a price for being always on the move, in that they have no roots in a specific place (the original meaning); or people who keep moving avoid picking up responsibilities and cares.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss

Suppose the one chosen is "A rolling stone gathers no moss."

From Games for Everybody by May C. Hofmann

"A rolling stone gathers no moss", and at twenty-five he is still roaming about the world without a tie to hold him, except this'; and Mrs Meg nodded towards her sister.

From Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

As to Tom Slingsby, he was an exemplification of the old proverb, "A rolling stone gathers no moss."

From Bracebridge Hall by Washington Irving

"A rolling stone gathers no moss," which is not bad for the stone, as moss hastens decay.

From Time and Change by John Burroughs

He forgot the old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss."

From Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison by Hattie E. Macomber

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