Talk:the jug goes to the well until it breaks
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Does not seem attested (WT:ATTEST) as an English proverb; I find it mentioned in a book of world proverbs, as an English rendering of a German proverb. google books:"the jug goes to the well until it breaks". --Dan Polansky (talk) 08:56, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
cited Kiwima (talk) 05:54, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
RFV-resolved - First definition passes, second fails. Kiwima (talk) 19:53, 24 October 2017 (UTC)