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too much water drowned the miller

Proverb
Japanese Meaning
良いものでも、過剰であれば害になる場合がある。 / 何事も適量が大切で、やりすぎれば逆効果を招く。 / 善意の行動も、過剰になると問題を生じる可能性がある。
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古いことわざに「水が多すぎて粉ひき職人が溺れた」というものがあり、良いものでも度を過ぎれば害になるので、豊かさが問題にならないように気をつけなさい。

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too much water drowned the miller

One may have too much of a good thing.

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too much water drowned the miller

As the old proverb warns, too much water drowned the miller, so don't let abundance turn into a problem.

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As the old proverb warns, too much water drowned the miller, so don't let abundance turn into a problem.

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