Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is always an orphan. Meaning, origin, examples of the use of phraseological units

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Victory has a thousand fathers, and defeat is always an orphan

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Phraseologism: Victory has a thousand fathers, and defeat is always an orphan.

Meaning: The culprit of failure, unlike the winner, does not seek publicity.

Origin: Phrase of the 35th President (1961-1963) of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963). This is how he commented (April 21, 1961) on the reaction in the United States to the failure of the American landing in the Bay of Pigs (Bay of Pigs) in Cuba. But this is only a new edition of a phrase known from ancient times. For example, the Roman historian Tacitus in his work "Agricola" wrote: "In every war [...] everyone attributes luck to himself, and the blame for misfortunes is laid on one" (translated by A. S. Bobovich). There is also an entry in the "Diary" of Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano (1903-1944): "As usual, victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan" (entry dated September 9, 1942, published in 1946).

Random phraseology:

Take rubbish out of the hut.

Meaning:

Disclose troubles, quarrels concerning only a narrow circle of people.

Origin:

The expression is associated with the ancient custom not to take garbage out of the hut, but to burn it (for example, in a furnace), since an evil person could allegedly send trouble on the owner of the hut by uttering special words over the garbage.

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