the longest pole knocks the persimmon

English

Alternative forms

• the longest purse knocks the persimmon

Proverb

the longest pole knocks the persimmon

1. (US, especially Southern US, dated) Whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.
   • 1905, The Rosary Magazine, volume 26, page 517:

     Every official in Morocco from the Sultan down is for sale, and it is a case where the longest pole knocks the persimmon.

Translations

whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success

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