the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat

proverb The last parts of something are the most enjoyable. Some of my terminally ill patients have said that they enjoy life more once they know that death is imminent. The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat, I guess.

See also: meat, nearer, sweeter

See also:

be the spice of life
teach a man to fish
village
it takes a village
when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
best-laid plans go astray, the
best-laid schemes/plans, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men

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