Too many boatmen will run the boat up to the top of the mountains.
More Japanese Proverbs:
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox.Japanese
Good things are never cheap.
Japanese
Nothing so visible than what you want to hide.
Japanese
For rice cakes, go to the rice-cake maker.
Japanese
Look for a thrifty woman -- even though it may cost you a pair of shoes.
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One moment of intense happiness prolongs life by a thousand years.
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