Proverbs I heard on the way home
One day, I learned some interesting English proverbs when I was driving back home.
One proverb is : Too many cooks spoil the broth. This proverb means that it is very hard to make decision when you have too much different information or direction.
Another proverb is : A penny saved is a penny gained. Saving is as important as gaining.
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Hi. I can only say as polish guy that there is very similiar polish proverb which directly could be translated into: "Where there are 6 cooks, there's nothing to eat..." (gdzie kucharek szesc tam nie ma co jesc) exactly the same meaning as Michael said. In polish language EAT (jesc) is rhymed with SIX (szesc)so it has a bit different sound .. but I just wanted to make this cultural remark that we actually have the same proverb given the idea:)
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Thanks Michael. Good to know that. Your explanation is very clear and helpful. :)
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Too many cooks spoil the broth - this has more the sense that too many people working on the same task causes confusion and inefficiency and leads to a poor result.
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