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Casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau.

In the blacksmith's house, the skewer is made of wood.

People skilled in a trade often neglect to apply that very skill within their own home.

Traditional Macau Wisdom, Macau

Source: Traditional Portuguese proverb, shared heritage of Macau's Portuguese-speaking community, public-domain oral tradition

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