ProverbWisdom
International origin
International originGrasp all, lose all.
Meaning: Excessive greed causes you to forfeit everything you already possess through careless ambition.
Example: “He bid on every house on the street and got none of them: grasp all, lose all.”
Origin: A warning against greed, with the same moral as Aesop's fable of the dog who drops his meat to snatch at its reflection in the water. Its first appearance in English has not been traced.
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