Var.: Много желать, ничего не видать
Cf: All covet, all lose (Am., Br.). Grasp a Httle, and you may secure it; grasp too much, and you will lose everything (Am.). Не that (who) grasps at too much holds nothing fast (Br.). If you wish for too much, you will end up with nothing (Am.). Too much covetousness breaks (bursts) the bag (the sack) (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.