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Lost Nail Shoe Horse Rider Pay Attention Small

Pay attention to small details, as they can be critically important and even life-saving.

Kiinnitä huomiota pieniin yksityiskohtiin, sillä ne voivat olla erittäin tärkeitä.

Proverb For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost.
Definition Pay attention to small details. They can be very important - and even save a life.
Note In this case 'shoe' means 'horseshoe'.

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