Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Aesop

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1866 We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
1890 I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
1834 While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
1843 No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
1650 It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

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