"ein gutes Pferd springt nicht höher, als es muss" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [German]

Etymology: Literally, “a good horse never jumps higher than it needs to”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a good horse never jumps higher than it needs to}} “a good horse never jumps higher than it needs to”, {{lit|a good horse never jumps higher than it needs to}} Literally, “a good horse never jumps higher than it needs to” Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} ein gutes Pferd springt nicht höher, als es muss
  1. as long as one does the necessary, there is no need to do more; one should try to be efficient, but not perfectionist
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