“A bear that dances in your neighbor's house may soon dance in yours.”
Trouble that strikes a neighbor today can just as easily reach your own doorstep tomorrow.
— Traditional North Macedonia Wisdom, North Macedonia
Source: Traditional North Macedonia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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