Some people just don’t know how to cash the check, you know?
It’s important in life to know when you’re beat. But it’s just as important – and apparently, harder – to know when you’ve won. Some people have the check in their hand, and all they have to do is cash it. But instead, they talk. Or they fight, or they cause trouble, or they do anything else.
It’s like a mouse getting the cheese out of a trap without it going off, and instead of running, they suspect some greater trap. So they end up trying to put the cheese back or something, and bam.
When you’ve gotten your prize, go. Know when to win. Know when to cash the check.
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