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This proverb describes a situation where someone constantly complains or creates the same problems repeatedly. Eventually, people lose sympathy and stop caring about their troubles because it has become a routine. It is used to highlight that over-reliance on sympathy for self-inflicted or repetitive issues leads to indifference from others.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone constantly complains about the same problems or repeats the same mistakes. Over time, people lose sympathy for them and stop caring or helping. It signifies that constant whining or frequent crises lead to emotional fatigue in others.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly complains or creates problems to the point where others become indifferent to their plight. It suggests that if someone is always in trouble or always acting like a victim, they eventually lose the sympathy and attention of those around them.

This expression is used to describe a redundant or unnecessary action. If someone is already facing ruin due to their own poor choices or circumstances, there is no need to actively work against them or waste resources to cause their downfall. It highlights the foolishness of over-exerting oneself to harm someone who is already self-destructing.

This proverb is used to describe a person whose contributions or outcomes are always of low quality or useless. Just as a dog naturally seeks out and brings back worthless bones instead of anything valuable, some people, due to their nature or habits, consistently produce results that lack value or significance.

This proverb highlights the futility of certain actions in specific circumstances. It suggests that a truly generous person will give without requiring formal documentation or legal proof, and similarly, no amount of medicine can save someone whose death is certain. It is used to describe situations where rules or remedies become irrelevant due to the inherent nature of the person or the inevitability of the outcome.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.

This proverb warns against trusting individuals from professions historically associated with manipulation, cruelty, or deception. In this context: the 'writer' (clerk/accountant) could manipulate records, the 'butcher' deals in death/slaughter, and the 'toddy-tapper' could dilute drinks or manipulate measurements. It is generally used to advise caution when dealing with people whose livelihoods depend on cleverness or cold-heartedness.

Put a miller, a weaver, and a tailor in a bag and shake them, the first that comes out will be a thief.

This proverb describes an elderly or frail person who is very close to death (one foot in the grave) but still possesses a strong desire for worldly pleasures or food. It is used to highlight the irony of human greed or the will to live even in the final stages of life.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is constantly in trouble or always complaining. It implies that if someone repeatedly faces the same self-inflicted problems or creates a habit of being a victim, people eventually lose their sympathy and stop caring.