
ProverbWisdom
International origin
Sell not the hare's skin before you have caught him.
Meaning: Count your gains only after securing them; premature celebration invites disappointment and loss.
Origin: The same warning as "don't count your chickens before they hatch." French puts it with a bear — never sell the bear's skin before you have brought it down — and La Fontaine used the line in his fable The Bear and the Two Companions.
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