Begin Again Quotes
5th Earl of Rosebery. This seems to be the origin of the phrase “clean slate” and “wipe the slate clean”. Slate was a black flat stone that was used as a blackboard by writing on the black stone with white chalk.
5th Earl of Rosebery. This seems to be the origin of the phrase “clean slate” and “wipe the slate clean”. Slate was a black flat stone that was used as a blackboard by writing on the black stone with white chalk.