APAD: ManyHands make light work; 2Many cooks spoil the broth

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1. Many hands make light work
- Used to say that people can do things more quickly and easily when they work together
- This proverb was first recorded in English in the early 1300s in a knightly romance known as Sir Bevis of Hampton. It appeared in practically all proverb collections from 1546 on.  

2. Too many cooks spoil the broth
- Too many people involved in managing an activity can ruin it, as in "Without a conductor, every player had an idea for how the music should go". This expression alludes to each of many cooks adding something to a soup, which finally tastes awful.
- It was already considered a proverb in 1575 (by George Gascoigne in The Life of P. Care).

 

Source: somewhere buried online

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Friends, I present to you today, not one, but two related yet opposite proverbs.  Why?  Why not? 鬼臉
Every coin has two sides, so do most things we need to deal with.  The key lies in an interesting word: Balance.

Wish U all happy reading, happy thinking, happy balancing, happy weekending ... ...

- balanced image from internet

 

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A burden shared is a burden halved, -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 06:45:32

A blessing shared is a blessing doubled -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 06:46:31

the more we share the more we will receive. :-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 06:59:09

a friend in need is a true friend indeed ... ... -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 06:58:15

The key word: Balance. -盈盈一笑間- 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 08:31:31

Balancing is an art ;-). 盈盈,you balanced it so well here -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:12:28

in MYSJ, hats off to you!!! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:12:47

謝謝你!:)) -盈盈一笑間- 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 16:42:52

The nature of the task is important. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:34:17

True, need enough 4 tug of war, ALA all move at same time;) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:51:46

For more to help, there can't be too much creativity :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:53:49

嗯,got it! no more thinking allowed, just followThe order ;) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:59:56

Pyramids&novels need different kinds of man/womanpower:-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 10:12:47

totally agreed! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 10:25:38

Balance is the key, so true! 更重要的是,這是建立在沒有誤解的基礎上的 :)西島周末愉快! -CBA7- 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 09:57:21

同意。還覺得如果大家都能誠實和真誠相見的話,誤解也是可以解開的哈。也祝小C周末愉快! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 10:08:44

完全同意!謝謝西島。 -CBA7- 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/14/2024 postreply 21:53:40

A related phrase: Too many cooks in the kitchen! -矽穀居士- 給 矽穀居士 發送悄悄話 矽穀居士 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 12:10:47

And the broth's starting to smell funny :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 13:42:18

hahahaha -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 14:06:36

看來哪裏都是民以食為天,so kitchen is well loved by everyone :-))) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 15:26:33

4Ur enjoyment: some pics from our bike ride today: -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (2238 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 15:04:36

Nice! We are having a "whiplash" today. Next week'll be fine -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 15:58:56

海天一色。漂亮! -盈盈一笑間- 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/13/2024 postreply 16:47:55

野花真漂亮!禿鷹真會休閑! -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/14/2024 postreply 14:00:40

Enjoy the harmony of APAD!Sounds like a harmony of a piece -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/14/2024 postreply 13:28:21

of music! -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 04/14/2024 postreply 13:28:41

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