Much wants more and loses all.
An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.
You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil.
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
We often despise what is most useful to us.
Acquaintance softens prejudice.