He who would enjoy his friend's dinner should not look into the kitchen.

More proverbs about Perseverance

• If you wish a thing done, go; if not, send. Delegating tasks to others risks poor execution; important matters demand your personal a…
• Think of ease, but work on. Comfort tempts idleness, yet sustained effort alone transforms aspiration into achievemen…
• Tis hard to sail o'er the sea in an egg-shell. Fragile vessels cannot survive harsh conditions; attempting impossible tasks with inadequ…
• Everything hath an end, and a pudding hath two. Even desserts that seem endless eventually conclude, and some things finish twice—once ea…
• There's never enough where nothing's left. Hoarding depletes resources faster than sharing them, making scarcity worse for everyone.
• Tis a hard battle where none escapes. In conflicts where everyone suffers losses, victory itself becomes meaningless and costly.