ProverbChallengeEnglish origin1549

He that hath many irons in the fire, some of them will cool.

Meaning: Pursuing too many simultaneous projects reduces focus and causes some efforts to lose momentum before completion.

Origin: A blacksmith heating too many irons at once cannot work them all before some go cold. The warning is recorded in English in 1549, and it now means taking on too many projects at the same time.

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