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proverb
The more intensely someone or something works or acts, the more quickly that person will burn out or that thing will end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long
Antonyms: none provided
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