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grasp all, lose all
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Proverb
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English
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Proverb
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grasp
all
,
lose
all
One who
wants
everything may lose it all.
Translations
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one who wants everything, may lose it all
Chinese:
Cantonese:
貪字得個貧
/
贪字得个贫
(yue)
(
taam
1
zi
6
dak
1
go
3
pan
4
)
Mandarin:
please add this translation if you can
Finnish:
joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa
(fi)
,
parempi pyy pivossa kuin kymmenen oksalla
French:
qui trop embrasse mal étreint
(fr)
Hungarian:
aki sokat markol, keveset fog
(hu)
Italian:
chi troppo vuole nulla stringe
Portuguese:
quem tudo quer tudo perde
Romanian:
please add this translation if you can
Russian:
за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься, ни одного́ не пойма́ешь
(ru)
(
za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja, ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ
)
Spanish:
la avaricia rompe el saco
Swedish:
Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket.
(sv)
,
(
short form
)
gapa efter mycket
See also
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bite off more than one can chew