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There is no such thing as BAD weather, only the wrong clothes

1980
Washington Post
15 Feb. D1
‘There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes,’ said Peterson. ‘You want to wear the least you can, and still not get frost-bitten.’
1992
Daily Telegraph
23 Sept. 13
As someone once said, there is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
1994
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
7 Aug. 1T
Regarding any rain you may encounter, Muckley says, ‘There is no such thing as bad weather. Just bad clothes.’

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A BAD workman blames his tools

Cf. late 13th-cent. Fr.
mauvés ovriers ne trovera ja bon hostill
, a bad workman will never find a good tool.

1611
Dict. French & English
s.v. Outil,
A bungler cannot find (or fit himselfe with) good tooles.
1640
Outlandish Proverbs
no. 67
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
1859
Self-Help
iv.
It is proverbial that the bad workman never yet had a good tool.
1940
Ask Me Tomorrow
vii.
I've read somewhere that a poor workman quarrels with his tools.
1979
Threat Signal Red
xv.
Damn! Dropped the screwdriver … Bad workmen blame their tools.

efficiency and inefficiency
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work

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