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Make Omelette Breaking Eggs Achieve Success Difficult Decisions

Proverb You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Definition To achieve success you have to make difficult decisions (and possibly hurt yourself or others.)
Note This proverb is often used to encourage people to act who are too concerned of the feelings of others.

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