Men prize the thing ungained more than it is.

William Shakespeare

Troilus and Cressida

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Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1603, The Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "Troilus and Cressida." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

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A quote by William Shakespeare about acquisitiveness: “Men prize the thing ungained more than it is.”

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Her rash hand in evil hourForth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she ate:Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seatSighing through all her works gave signs of woeThat all was lost.

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Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she ate:
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
That all was lost.