Close, but no cigar.
More American Proverbs:
Don't change horses while crossing a stream.American
It's as difficult to win love as to wrap salt in pine needles.
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Romance/ without finance/ don't stand a chance.
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The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.
American
Leaves enough, but few grapes.
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All poor people ain't black/ and all black people ain't poor.
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