When cat is absent, mice dance.
More Serbo-Croatian Proverbs:
God is high above, and Russia is far away.Serbo-Croatian
The early bird catches the first worm.
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There's no bread without hoe.
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Who has wine for dinner, he has water for breakfast.
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Who sows wind will harvest storm.
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