"A rolling stone gathers no moss."
— Stone
January 1, 1970
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Early versions include: — Saxum volutum non obducitur musco — A rolling stone does not gather moss. — Publius Syrus (var. Publilius), Sententiae (c. 42 BC), Maxim 524 — Musco lapis volutus haud obducitur. — A rolling stone is not covered with moss. — Desiderius Erasmus, Adagia (1500–1536), III, iv — The rollyng ſtone neuer gathereth moſſse. — The rolling stone never gathers moss. — John Heywood, Proverbs (1546), Part 1, Ch. 11
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Early versions include: — Saxum volutum non obducitur musco — A rolling stone does not gather moss. — Publius Syrus (var. Publilius), Sententiae (c. 42 BC), Maxim 524 — Musco lapis volutus haud obducitur. — A rolling stone is not covered with moss. — Desiderius Erasmus, Adagia (1500–1536), III, iv — The rollyng ſtone neuer gathereth moſſse. — The rolling stone never gathers moss. — John Heywood, Proverbs (1546), Part 1, Ch. 11