Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. Aesop | Dictionary of Quotes

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

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

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

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