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keep no more cats than can catch mice
keep no more cats than can catch mice
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used to suggest that one should not keep more resources, tools, or employees than are necessary to accomplish a task or objective, as it can be wasteful and inefficient
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The manager only hired the number of employees necessary to complete the project, as she believed in the saying keep no more cats than can catch mice.
