Hog run for him life, dog run for him character.
“The hog runs for his life; the dog runs for his character.”
Different creatures, and different people, are driven by different priorities.
— Traditional Bahamas Wisdom, Bahamas
Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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