Who hath aching teeth, hath ill tenants.

Meaning: Persistent pains are like bad tenants — troublesome, unwelcome, and hard to evict.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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