Panchatantra Brahmin Pots

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A poor Brahmin, given a pot of rice-gruel, hangs it by his bed and dreams of selling it to buy goats, then cows, then a rich marriage and sons — and imagining himself scolding his future wife, he kicks out in his daydream, shatters the pot, and is left with nothing. Moral: do not feast on profits not yet earned. — Panchatantra (attrib. Vishnu Sharma)