Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste

German

Etymology

Literally, “prudence is the mother of the china box”, a humorous alteration of the original (now less widely known) saying Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit (“prudence is the mother of wisdom”).

Pronunciation

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Proverb

Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste

  1. It is advisable to act with prudence and caution.
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