don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm
don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm
You should not prioritize the needs of others over your own happiness and well-being. Would you stop with all the people-pleasing? Don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. Look, the client can wait until tomorrow, Tom—go home and get some rest before you keel over. Don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm, for Pete's sake.
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- don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm
- you don't have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm
- you don't have to set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm
- preservation
- self-preservation is the first law of nature
- pleasing to the eye
- can't take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- can't take your eyes off someone/something
- can't keep (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- play the numbers game