Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away


American Proverb

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The devil turns away from a closed door.
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Just look at Kevin -- he's a horse. He's a horse and he gets after it.
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We'll keep arguing until we explode, and the world runs away.
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Don't close the door to the past, leave it open and let it go.
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The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether escaped.
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They had to turn folks away at the door.
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