"A burnt child dreads the fire."
— Unknown
January 1, 1970
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"This Proverb intimates, That it is natural for all living Creatures, whether rational or irrational, to consult their own Security, and Self-Preservation; and whether they act by Instinct or Reason, it still tends to some care of avoiding those things that have already done them an Injury." - Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721
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"This Proverb intimates, That it is natural for all living Creatures, whether rational or irrational, to consult their own Security, and Self-Preservation; and whether they act by Instinct or Reason, it still tends to some care of avoiding those things that have already done them an Injury." - Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721