Saturday, 20 August 2016

"If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."




Meaning: 
If something is working adequately well, leave it alone.

History / Interesting Fact:
Humans seem to have the urge to improve things from the beginning of time. Prehistoric hand-axes were made by repeatedly chipping small flakes off pebbles of flint with other hard objects. Million-year-old examples of these have been found that give the impression of being ruined by being chipped just one time too many.

That pang of regret we have probably all felt after spoiling something by adding that unnecessary final touch was most likely first faced by prehistoric man in his cave.

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