Gato escaldado de água fria tem medo.
“A scalded cat fears even cold water.”
A painful past experience makes a person overly cautious even in safe situations.
— Traditional Portugal Wisdom, Portugal
Source: Traditional Portugal proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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