the highest branch is not the safest roost

proverb Because a position of power is widely coveted, it does not guarantee safety to the holder. Why do you think so many prominent people have been assassinated? The highest branch is not the safest roost. I know you want to be president one day, but honey, the highest branch is not the safest roost.

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See also:

when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
give a man a fish...
best-laid plans go astray, the
best-laid schemes/plans, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men

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