don't put all your eggs in one basket
English
editProverb
editdon't put all your eggs in one basket
- Do not dedicate all your resources to one project.
- Do not count on any one thing to safeguard what is valuable.
Usage notes
editIts use in print has been traced to the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes in the early 1600s.
Related terms
editTranslations
editdo not dedicate all your resources to one project
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References
edit- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 70.