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In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king. What does this mean?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The proverb refers to the notion that anyone with an advantage over a group of others is likely to thrive. The explanation is in the proverb - if everyone is blind, the man with even one eye has an advanatge over everyone else, and becomes the king. It is used to imply that even a slight advantage is just that - an advantage.
I wrote a short answer on a question about the rather wonderful story of the same name (HG Wells) here: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/DisplayAnswers.go?q
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