cast pearls before swine

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Togivethingsofvaluetothosewho will notunderstandorappreciatethem.1947,Tennessee Williams,A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 10:Blanche:...Physical beauty is passing. A transitory possession. But beauty of the mind and richness of the spirit and tenderness of the heart—and I have all of those things—aren't taken away, but grow! Increase with the years! How strange that I should be called a destitute woman! When I have all of these treasures locked in my heart.[A choked sob comes from her]I think of myself as a very, very rich woman! But I have been foolish—casting my pearls before swine!

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