English · Proverb Candidate

Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879)

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Having two sources of support or security is better than one

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có hai nguồn hỗ trợ hoặc bảo mật thì tốt hơn một

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Literally: riding safely with two anchors

Examples

Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold

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Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879)” mean?

Having two sources of support or security is better than one Literally: riding safely with two anchors

Is “Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879)” formal or informal?

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