Don't burn your bridges

Meaning: Don't destroy relationships you might need later.

Origin: English proverb from military strategy, where burning bridges prevented retreat.

Translations

• French: Ne brûle pas les ponts derrière toi (literally: Don't burn the bridges behind you)
• Spanish: No quemes los puentes (literally: Don't burn the bridges)
• Japanese: 退路を断つな (Tairo wo tatsu na) (literally: Don't cut off your retreat)

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