"den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket" meaning in Swedish

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  "etymology_text": "From Aesop's fable The Dog and Its Reflection.\nLiterally, “the one who gapes for much often loses the whole piece”.",
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          "english": "Grasp all, lose all; a classic sentiment that can now be applied to the authorities in the city of Stockholm. The extensive renovation of the Civic House in Södermalm, intended to transform the auditorium into a library and the library into restaurants, has, for the time being, come to nothing.",
          "ref": "2017 June 13, Mats Wickman, “Det är som om politikerna vill jävlas med oss medborgare [It's as if the politicians want to mess with us citizens.]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:",
          "text": "Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket, är en klassisk sentens som nu kan tillämpas på de styrande i Stockholms stad. Av den stora renovering av Medborgarhuset på Södermalm som skulle göra om hörsalen till bibliotek och biblioteket till restauranger blev tills vidare intet.",
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          "word": "den som gapar efter mycket tappar ofta hela stycket"
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          "word": "gapa efter mycket"
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  "word": "den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket"
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  "word": "den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket"
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