grasp all, lose all
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grasp all, lose all
proverb
- One who pursues too much may not gain anything.
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proverb one who wants everything, may lose it all
| Español | la avaricia rompe el saco, quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta |
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| 日本語 | 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず nito o ou mono wa itto o mo ezu, 欲の熊鷹股裂く yoku no kumataka mata saku |
| 中文 | 貪多必失 /贪多必失 tānduōbìshī, 欲盡得，必盡失 /欲尽得, 必尽失 yù jǐn dé, bì jǐn shī, 樣樣都要，全數失掉 /样样都要, 全数失掉 yàngyàng dōuyào, quánshù shīdiào |
| Português | quem tudo quer tudo perde |
| Français | qui trop embrasse mal étreint |
| Italiano | chi troppo vuole nulla stringe |
| Русский | за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься, ни одного́ не пойма́ешь za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja, ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tham thì thâm |
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