There's a medium between painting the face and not washing it.

More proverbs about Challenge

• Cry you mercy, who killed my cat? Blaming someone for a minor loss while ignoring your own serious wrongs reveals misplaced…
• Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse. A horse without sight cannot safely channel its spirited strength, making boldness reckle…
• Milk which will not be made into butter must be made into cheese. When one path to profit closes, resourcefulness demands you pursue an alternative use for…
• I can see as far into a millstone as the picker. A millstone's opaque interior conceals truth equally from all observers, regardless of th…
• The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper. Humble, ordinary work produces results as valuable as prestigious labor.
• If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, let Mahomet go to the mountain. When obstacles won't move, adapt your approach rather than exhaust yourself demanding cha…