Name: English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (156) Every Horse Thinks His Own Pack is Heaviest
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 156. The  proverb today is every

The superlative

horse thinks his own pack heaviest.  Meaning that it weighs the most. It  has the

most burden. All right . Let's take a look at the note here. This proverb basically means

everyone always thinks that his or her own problems or burdens are worse or

harder than other people. This proverb stresses that it is human nature for

many people to behave this way or many people to think this way. Once in a while

some people will compare their problems to someone who has a lot more and then

feel lucky. There are a few people that do this once in a while. Not all the time

but once in a while or at least it reduces ones pain. Okay. Let's continue.

The proverb seemed to appear in this form in the 1700s. That's when it became more

popular. However,  the idea was first expressed in 1573 by George Cascoigne

His quote was 'Everybody thinketh their own grief greatest. "Well pretty

much the same idea. All right.  And anyway let's we have a couple of

examples to cover this. Example number one. Of course both of these are a.b

parts. So example number one. A says she is constantly complaining about her life,

but personally I don't think she has serious problems. And of course B would

say,  well every horse thinks his own pack heaviest. Okay. Or number two here. Again

an a/b. A says why do people always complain so much ?

And B here says well every horse thinks his own pack is heaviest. All right. So

that's just the way you may hear it used.  Anyway I hope you got it.  I hope you

enjoyed it. Thank you for your time. Bye- bye.