A boy put his hand into a pitcher
full of filberts. He grasped as many as he could
possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand,
he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the
pitcher. Unwilling to lose his filberts, and
yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears
and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A
bystander said to him, “Be satisfied with half
the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand.”
Do not attempt too much at once.
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