Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
Don't engage in an act of anger or revenge that will hurt you more than it hurts anyone else.
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Words nearby Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
don't ask, don't change horses at midstream, Don't count your chickens before they hatch, don't cross that bridge till you come to it, Don't cry over spilt milk, Don't cut off your nose to spite your face, Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes, Don't give up the ship, don't go there, Don't hide your light under a bushel, don't hold your breath
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