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Behold, the fool saith, Put not all thine eggs in the one basket, -- which is but a manner of saying, Scatter your money and your attention, but the wise man saith, Put all your eggs in the one basket and -- watch that basket.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist. Nineteenth century author of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Puddinhead Wilson, and others.

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  • Anatoly Dvornichenko
    Anatoly Dvornichenko
    I think that a correct translation for this quote in Russian is as follows: Вот, глупец говорит: "Не кладите все свои яйца в одну корзину", - другими словами, это значит: "разбросайте свои деньги и ваше внимание", но мудрый человек говорит: "Положите все свои яйца в одну корзину и присматривайте за этой корзиной." 
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