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Latin origin
Eagles don't catch flies
Meaning: People of high purpose and ambition don't concern themselves with petty matters.
Origin: Erasmus collected the Latin aquila non capit muscas in his Adagia. The great and powerful do not concern themselves with trifles.
Equivalents in French, Spanish, German, and Italian
French: L'aigle ne chasse pas les mouches (literally: The eagle does not hunt flies)
Spanish: El águila no caza moscas (literally: The eagle doesn't hunt flies)
German: Adler fangen keine Fliegen (literally: Eagles do not catch flies)
Italian: L'aquila non piglia mosche (literally: The eagle doesn't catch flies)
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