proverb · Words worth keeping
Even the street dog has his lucky days.
Even the street dog has his lucky days.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A street dog having lucky days offers a hopeful image of occasional good fortune despite an unpromising position. The saying gives improvement a place even at the margins.
What the words are saying
The image is not a probability estimate or a prediction about any person or animal. A useful reading can offer encouragement without promising that hardship resolves itself. Hope can accompany practical support rather than substitute for it.
Everyday example
Someone welcomes a friend’s good news after difficulty and continues offering practical help.
When to use it
Use it as encouragement with uncertainty retained.
What it does not mean
No inevitable turn of luck or reason to withhold help is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Japan
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 382; PDF page 38; collection label: Japan
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Japan