“It is the part of wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket.”

~ Miguel de Cervantes
(c.1547-1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Mike, Norwalk 5/12/14

jim k, austin tx 5/12/14

Ron w13, Or 5/12/14

Spoken like a tax collector who got his hand caught in the till.

Bob Leavitt, Charlotte, VT 5/12/14

Is this the origin of the expression, popularized in the early 1900s, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" ?

Ron w13, Or 5/12/14

" The proof is in the pudding " Also.