An oak is not felled at one stroke.
More Spanish Proverbs:
He who has been stung by the scorpion is frightened at its shadow.Spanish
He who helps everybody, helps nobody.
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Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar.
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A buffeting threatened is never well given.
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He that eats the king's geese shall be choked with the feathers.
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Tomorrow is the busiest day of the year.
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