Surely one often hears the saying “Appetite comes with eating”, but it is not always possible to restore the meaning of what was said from the context. So that there are no more difficulties, today we will analyze the origin, meaning and moral of the saying.
Jerome Mansky
In fact, the idiom "appetite comes with eating" for many years and even more than one century. Its author is considered to be Jerome de Angers (Jerome of Mans), Bishop of Le Mans. This is a wonderful town in France, now about 150 thousand people live in it, and in the time of Jerome Mansky, probably even less, but we digress.
It is not known exactly when de Angers was born, but he died exactly in 1538. Until that time, this noble man managed to write an essay, which he called "On the Beginnings" (1515). It was there that a significant phrase first appeared to the world, which became a stable expression already thanks to another person.
Francois Rabelais
It was in his magnificent creation "Gargantua and Pantagruel" (1532) that the classic of world literature used the phrase "Appetite comes with eating", which, thanks to him, became immortal. Since few people read the treatise “On the Beginnings” at that time (and even now it is unlikely that it arrived in the regiment of amateurs, it probably did not reach us), and everyone read Rabelais’s work (it is clear that this is hyperbole), the authorship is often attributed only one person, which, of course, is wrong and sins against the truth.
History tells us that the saying “appetite comes with eating” was introduced into the French language by the bishop, and then he got into Russian in transit through the work of Rabelais. It is probably not worth mentioning the serious historical ties between the Russian and French languages.
The origin of phraseologism "appetite comes with eating" is quite entertaining and interesting, but we need to set the value of speech turnover.
Meaning of the saying
The content of the saying boils down to the fact that the main thing is to start.
And it doesn't matter what to do: eat, work, draw, write, dance. The start of any business can be difficult, tedious, but in the process a person is inspired by the first success, and he moves on, already realizing certain subtleties. The subsequent development of abilities, knowledge, skills and abilities is entirely on the conscience of the neophyte.
Here it should be pointed out that the proverb “appetite comes with eating” can serve as both a positive assessment of human behavior and a negative one. Consider the variety of meanings in the two examples below.
The first grader whowants to learn
Going to school is known to be stressful for children. When boys and girls do not know anything about teachers, lessons and homework, they are terribly eager to grow up and go to school. Sobering up occurs at the moment when children are taken to no one knows where and why, then they are given to unfamiliar adults, and a little later, boys and girls understand that school is now their main occupation for the next 11 years of life. Boys and girls eventually get used to the state of affairs, and some even get a taste for it over time.
This is how first-grader Petrov was: at first he was sad and sad that the school was no longer a kindergarten and not even a strict grandmother, but then, when he received the first grades, the child realized that he could study. Perhaps this is one of the main discoveries in life. Parents and teachers who observe Petrov's mood swings may say: "Yes, the saying "appetite comes with eating" is right!" In this case, the meaning of the phraseologism is certainly positive.
The rich also cry
Nowadays, many are chasing money as if it could automatically make a person happy. The poor will never understand the rich and their problems. The former believe that the latter do not have life, but watermelon sugar. But businessmen not only have their own quirks, but also their own predicaments.
For example, there is a well-known story that some we althy people, when meeting a girl, pretend to be simpletons so that a womanevaluated only their personal qualities, and not the size of the wallet. Let's imagine just such a situation. But there was a puncture: the man discovered his rather big financial potential, and the passion turned out to be mercantile, and now they visit elite bars every free evening. And now the unlucky gentleman complains to a friend:
- I'll have to quit this one too, Marina's eyes are covered with my capital, I feel like a sugar daddy, eh. And it all started with one decent restaurant, I wanted to eat normally once. Himself to blame. I'll be more patient next time.
- What can you say about her?
- And what can I say, everything is clear: appetite comes with eating.
As examples show, one and the same phrase can give a diametrically opposite assessment of human behavior. This is the magic of language, its power.
The example of Stephen King and the moral of phraseology
Apart from its immediate meaning, does the proverb “appetite comes with eating” teach something useful? Certainly. And to demonstrate this clearly, let's take the example of the famous and very popular writer Stephen King. In his wonderful work How to Write Books, he insists that no inspiration exists in nature, more important than the schedule.
The life of the master is subject to a strict routine, the main thing in it is that King sits down to write at the same time, and this rule is unbreakable. Here is the secret of fantastic fertility - transcendent performance and discipline. According to King, the muse(by the way, he has a full-time male source of insights) needs training, then she will be able to give out ideas on the mountain. Thus, we can conclude that the illustrious writer chooses the phrase “appetite comes with eating” as his life guide. Its meaning may or may not be known to King, however, the author of The Dead Zone follows the proverb strictly.
