"Don't put the cart before the horse."
— Ayenbite of Inwyt

January 1, 1970

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Cf. Dan Michael of Northgate, Ayenbite of Inwyt (1340): "Many religious folk set the plough before the oxen." (Middle English: "Moche uolk of religion зetteþ þe зuolз be-uore þe oksen.")