There is more than one way to skin a cat.
More Traditional Proverbs:
If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing your failures as you grow up.Traditional
Scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Traditional
The shoes on the other foot now.
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible.
Traditional
A king's son is not nobler than his food.
Traditional
Study from new books but from old teachers
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