Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.
More Traditional Proverbs:
A mind is like a parachute it only functions when it is open.Traditional
A bird in your hand is worth more than 100 in the forest.
Traditional
Put off the evil hour as long as you can.
Traditional
Waking up with the chickens.
Traditional
The world did not make any promises
Traditional
It pays to be honest, but it's slow pay
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