joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa

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joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa (literally, “whoever reaches for the spruce shall plummet onto the juniper”)

  1. look high and fall low; do not try to reach something too high or too good for you, as you may end up worse off