it is a poor heart that never rejoices
it is a poor heart that never rejoices
proverb Even someone who tends to feel sad can find great joy, amusement, or delight in or about something. I'm sure this vacation will perk him up. It is a poor heart that never rejoices, after all.
See also: heart, never, poor, rejoice, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
It is a poor heart that never rejoices.
and It is a sad heart that never rejoices.Prov. Even a habitually sad person cannot be sad all the time. (Sometimes used to indicate that a habitually sad person is happy about something.) Jill: I've never seen Sam smile before, but today, at his retirement party, he smiled. Jane: It is a poor heart that never rejoices.
See also: heart, never, poor, rejoice, that
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- teach a man to fish
- it takes a village
- village
- a man is judged by the company he keeps
- a man is known by the company he keeps
- better bend than break
- best-laid plans go astray, the
- the best-laid plans
- the best-laid plans go astray
- the best-laid plans of mice and men