the saying "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" comes from the german proverb.
the saying "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" comes from the german proverb.
where does the saying "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" come from?
german proverb
this idiom derives from a german proverb, "das kind mit dem bade ausschütten." the earliest record of this phrase is in 1512, in "narrenbeschwörung" ("appeal to fools") by thomas murner; and this book includes a woodcut illustration showing a woman tossing a baby out with waste water. it is a common catchphrase in german, with examples of its use in work by martin luther, johannes kepler, johann wolfgang von goethe, otto von bismarck, thomas mann, and günter grass.









































thomas carlyle adapted the concept in an 1849 essay on slavery:
don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
section::::invincible overlord remix.:track listing.









































cd single









































bullet::::1. "bathwater" (invincible overlord remix)









































bullet::::2. "it's my life" (jacques lu cont's thin white duke mix)









































bullet::::3. "bathwater" (invincible overlord remix) (video)









































bullet::::4. "it's my life" (video)









































uk cd single - "it's my life" / "bathwater"









































bullet::::1. "it's my life" – 3:48









































bullet::::2. "bathwater" (invincible overlord remix) - 3:07









































bullet::::3. "it's my life" (jacques lu cont's thin white duke mix) - 6:59









































bullet::::4. "it's my life" (chocolate o'brian remix) - 5:43









































bullet::::5. "bathwater" (invincible overlord remix video)









































bullet::::6. "it's my life" (video)









































section::::official versions.









































bullet::::- "bathwater" - 4:03









































bullet::::- "bathwater" (invincible overlord remix)
bathwater (song)