If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind



If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.

Prov. When two people do something together, one of them will be the leader and the other will have to be subordinate. Jane: How come every time we get together, we always do what you want to do, and never do what I want to do? Ellen: Well, dear, if two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.
See also: behind, if, must, on, one, ride, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NÉLida-Literature, Spanish
Hene-Yiddish
PÁDraigÍNPAW-dri-geenIrish
ToiniTOY-neeFinnish
Ourias-Biblical Greek
Mathildamə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic