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Proverb

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Submitter comment:

Too many people trying to do the same thing, can sometimes in their haste, ruin it.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 2154 DICKERSON ; Verheye, Patricia

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Broth ; Chef ; Cooks ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; RECIPE ; Ruin ; Spoil ; VERSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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