while the grass grows, the steed starves

English

Etymology

From Latin dum gramen crescit, equus in moriendo quiescit (“while the grass grows, the horse lies dying”).

Proverb

while the grass grows, the steed starves

In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.

Further reading

Oxford Reference.

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