A nail will come out, but its hole remains.
More Traditional Proverbs:
You'll repent if you marry, and repent if you don't.Traditional
Choice, not circumstances, determines your success.
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Tell me what you brag about and I'll tell you what you lack
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He that is doing nothing is seldom in need of helpers.
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Cut the ground out from under him.
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Today is mine, tomorrow is yours (You'll get yours).
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