He helps little that helps not himself.
More Traditional Proverbs:
Words without ideas are like sails without wind.Traditional
A wound heals but the scar remains.
Traditional
An army of deer would be more formidable commanded by a lion, than a an army of lions commanded by a stag.
Traditional
The one who pleased everybody died before they were born.
Traditional
Fat as a cow.
Traditional
Freedom of speech use it or lose it.
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