Never burn your fingers to snuff another man’s candle.
More Irish Proverbs:
There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.Irish
The longest way around is the shortest way home.
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A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.
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All sins cast long shadows.
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It is not a fish until it is on the bank.
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