«نُصِّ الْمُونَهْ عَ الطَّابُونَهْ»

Fine ingredients, the stock of flour and dough rather than building mortar, are only part of what makes good bread. Even excellent dough can be spoiled if carelessly baked at the bakehouse ovens, so the baking stage weighs heavily; the "half" is rhetorical emphasis, not a measured share.

More broadly, the saying holds that skill and care in carrying out a task shape the quality of the result. Raw materials set the potential, but competent workmanship decides whether that potential is realized or wasted.

Fitting when someone assumes good materials guarantee a good outcome, as a reminder that careful handling and skilled finishing count just as much. It suits cooking, crafts, and any task where sloppy execution can waste sound inputs.