Qui no vulgui pols, que no vagi a l'era.
“He who doesn't want dust shouldn't go to the threshing floor.”
If you don't want the consequences of an activity, it is best to avoid it altogether.
— Traditional Andorra & Catalan Pyrenean Wisdom, Andorra
Source: Traditional Catalan proverb, shared regional heritage of Andorra, public-domain oral tradition
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