proverb · North Carolina

Time and tide wait for no man

Time continues regardless of anyone's wishes.

Recorded region

North Carolina

Tradition

Traditional / unattributed

Topic

Everyday life

Source

B. J. Whiting, ed., ‘Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings,’ The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, vol. 1 (Duke University Press, 1952), p. 486.

Brown folklore collection; traditional expression recorded in the North Carolina collection.

Source publication: 1952 · Record s-b8034805a76e

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