一隻狗叼著肉走在一座橋上。這時，他低頭看見自己在水中的影子，就一廂情願地以為是另一隻狗叼著一塊更大的肉。他立刻丟下自己那塊，撲到水裏去搶奪那塊更大的肉。結果，他兩手空空，什麼也沒得到。水中那塊原來就不存在，自己的那塊又被河水衝走了。
你如果企圖占有一切，那麼很有可能會失去已經擁有的一切。
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If you covet all，you may lost all.