All For Want Of A Nail

For want of a rider the message was lost.

All for want of a nail. And for want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost.

The want of a single nail may not appear significant until it causes a horse to throw a shoe and become disabled. So a kingdom was lost all for want of a nail. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail the story describes how a seemingly inconsequential detail can lead to a disaster.

For want of a nail. For want of a nail. For want of a rider the battle was lost.

We don t know who wrote this poem about how a tiny change can have. Like ripples on a pond the smallest action can fan out into immense consequences. For the want of a nail the shoe was lost for the want of a shoe the horse was lost for the want of a horse the rider was lost for the want of a rider the battle was lost for the want of a battle the kingdom was lost and all for the want of a horseshoe nail benjamin franklin.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a battle the war was lost. The proverb has come down in many variations over the centuries.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. And all for want of a horseshoe nail this nursery rhyme illustrates the fact that the tiniest of details often generate unexpectedly large results. For want of a nail is a popular nursery rhyme and proverb dating back to the 14th century.