grasp all, lose all

English

Proverb

grasp all, lose all

One who wants everything may lose it all.

Translations

one who wants everything, may lose it all

Hungarian: aki sokat markol, keveset fog (hu)
Portuguese: quem tudo quer tudo perde
Russian: за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься - ни одного́ не пойма́ешь (za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja - ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ)

Spanish: el que mucho abarca poco aprieta
Swedish: den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket

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