Too many cooks spoil the broth

Meaning: Too many people involved can ruin a project.

Origin: English proverb from the 16th century.

Translations

• French: Trop de cuisiniers gâtent la sauce (literally: Too many cooks spoil the sauce)
• Spanish: Muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato (literally: Many hands on a plate make a mess)
• Japanese: 船頭多くして船山に登る (Sendō ōku shite fune yama ni noboru) (literally: With too many captains, the ship climbs the mountain)

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