Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien todo lo quiere, todo lo pierde.»
¿Cómo se dice «Quien todo lo quiere, todo lo pierde» en inglés? Grasp all, lose all.
Word for word
He who wants everything, loses everything.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Grasp all, lose all.
Cautions against excessive ambition or trying to have it all at once. Used to advise moderation and focus.
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Hear it in a sentence
Quien todo lo quiere, todo lo pierde, así que enfócate en una sola meta.
Grasp all, lose all, so focus on just one goal.
More Spanish sayings
- Gato escaldado del agua fría huye. — Once bitten, twice shy.
- Oveja que bala, bocado que pierde. — The squeaky wheel gets replaced, not greased.
- No es oro todo lo que reluce. — All that glitters is not gold.
- La esperanza es lo último que se pierde. — Hope is the last thing to lose.
- A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan. — A word to the wise is enough.
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