What is got over the devil’s back is spent under his belly.
More Romanian Proverbs:
If you had all the wit in the world fools would fell you.Romanian
Puff not against the wind.
Romanian
Long and lazy, little and loud; fat and fulsome, pretty and proud.
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When the fox preaches, look to the geese.
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Look first at the mother and then the daughter.
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It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail.
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