Jack of all trades, master of none
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The old axiom is too often quoted as concerns us, "Jack of all trades, master of none."
From Doctor and Patient by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
Custom has rendered the pursuit of more than one idea all but impossible to them, and the vulgar adage of "Jack of all trades, master of none," applies to them in full force.
From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various
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