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Often a proverb will have an opposite proverb (though the example you give isn't a proverb). For example “too many chefs spoil the broth” and “many hands make l
by dan-robertson 7y ago
Often a proverb will have an opposite proverb (though the example you give isn't a proverb). For example “too many chefs spoil the broth” and “many hands make light work”
- dajohnson89 7y agosancho panza in don quixote took this to a ludicrous extreme. they're known today as "sanchismos".
- hnick 7y agoThe ideal amount of help then clearly rests somewhere between "too many" and "many" :) Though maybe the proverbs are not exactly opposites. One is about the quality of the outcome, the other is the speed in getting there. Perhaps that's the lesson.