Like ants eating a bone.
More Traditional Proverbs:
Hold your nose to the grindstoneTraditional
It is easy to catch a serpent with someone elses hand.
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If you have money you can make the ghosts and devils turn your grind stone
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Keep your tongue in your jaw and your tow in your pump.
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May you wander over the face of the earth forever, never sleep twice in the same bed, never drink water twice from the same well, and never cross the same river twice in a year.
Traditional
Master your emotions so that each day will be productive.
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