the shoemaker's children go barefoot
谚语
英文释义
谚语
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One often neglects those closest to oneself; a tradesman may ironically neglect or postpone his own home's need for his trade's services.
— I've got a lovely wife who's a professional photographer, three lovely grown children, a lovely old dog with bad hips and a good disposition, and an old house which is always in desperate need of repairs. My wife says that’s because the shoemaker's kids always go barefoot and the carpenter’s house always has a leaky roof.
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