When thy neighbour's house is on fire, be careful of thine own.

More proverbs about Challenge

• By doing nothing we learn to do ill. Idleness creates habits of laziness that make wrongdoing easier than virtuous effort.
• It is more painful to do nothing than something. Inaction breeds regret and anxiety; taking action—even imperfect action—relieves the torm…
• When old age is evil, youth can learn no good. A corrupt elder corrupts the next generation; moral decay flows downward through families…
• It's ill healing an old sore. Reopening past wounds—whether emotional or relational—creates fresh damage harder to reso…
• Pain is forgotten where gain follows. Suffering endured becomes insignificant once its hardship yields profitable or valuable r…
• Great pain and little gain make a man soon weary. Disproportionate effort against meager returns exhausts resolve faster than any physical…