The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it is broken at last.
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Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
- The fly that plays too long in the candle, singes his Wings at last.
Similar proverbs in another language
French
- Tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se brise. The pitcher goes so far overboard that in the end it breaks.
- La mouche va si souvent au lait qu'elle y demeure. The fly goes to the milk so often that it stays there.
- Trop tendre fait briser ou fendre. Too tender and it breaks or cracks.
- L'arc toujours tendu se gâte. The bow always taut spoils.
German
- Der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht. The pitcher goes to the well until it breaks.
- Der Krug geht so lange zum Wasser, bis er bricht. The jug goes to the water until it breaks.
- Der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er zerbricht. The jug goes to the well until it breaks.
- Der Krug geht so lange zum Wasser, bis er zerbricht. The jug goes to the water until it breaks.
Czech
- Tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne. They walk around with a pitcher of water until the ear is torn off.
- Lučiště tuze napaté puká. The bow is bursting with tension.