We are too busy mopping the floor to turn off the faucet.
More Latin Proverbs:
The doctor is to be feared more than the disease.Latin
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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To relax the mind is to lose it.
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The tale is marred in the telling.
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It would make a man scratch where it doth not itch, To see a man live poor to die rich.
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Having achieved your purpose, seek not to undo what has been done.
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