It's a bad sack will abide no clouting.

More proverbs about Challenge

• A scalded cat fears cold water. Past trauma causes excessive caution even toward harmless situations resembling the origi…
• A Scotch mist will wet an Englishman through to the skin. Light drizzle, when underestimated, soaks you more thoroughly than dramatic downpours bec…
• It's ill shaving against the wool. Forcing work against natural resistance creates unnecessary difficulty and poor results.
• Ships fear fire more than water. Sailors know that uncontrolled fire destroys vessels faster than the ocean itself threate…
• Every man will shoot at the enemy, but few will go to fetch the shaft. Courage in battle is common; the difficult work of recovery and preparation afterward sep…
• As good sit still as rise up and fall. Futile effort yields no better outcome than patient acceptance when circumstances are bey…