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If I understand you correctly, "my kingdom for a horse" is actually a good economic decision.
by Fatnino 5y ago
If I understand you correctly, "my kingdom for a horse" is actually a good economic decision.
- stingraycharles 5y agoMaybe not economical, but definitely rational.
- paxys 5y agoCould also be economical depending on how much you value your life
- ballenf 5y agoIf a horse is the sole means of surviving an attack, the horse is worth way more than 100 kingdoms because what use is a kingdom to a dead man?
- User23 5y agoIt's an effective business model if you can pull it off. For example a variation thereof made Marcus Licinius Crassus the richest man in Rome[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_firefighting#Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_firefighting#Rome
- revolvingocelot 5y agoThe better aphoristic horse-kingdom-related summation is probably For Want Of A Nail: For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.