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every dog has its day
- Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of success, impact, or influence in life.
1898, [George] Bernard Shaw, “Cæsar and Cleopatra”, in Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil’s Disciple, Cæsar and Cleopatra, & Captain Brassbound’s Conversion, London: Grant Richards, , published 1901, →OCLC, Act III, page 153:cæsar [...] Yes, Rufio: I am an old man—worn out now—true, quite true. [...] Well, every dog has his day; and I have had mine: I cannot complain.
1987 November 5, Thomas George, “Football: First Down, Many Goals to Go”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 July 2015:"[T]o lose, it hurt. But I learned from that. I learned that every dog has its day. I learned patience."
2012 August 11, “Europa League: Hearts delight at Liverpool tie”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 13 July 2015:The Hearts manager John McGlynn was thrilled to be drawn against Liverpool in the Europa League play-offs. McGlynn said: ". . . . I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day."
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- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 87.