Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance.
(English proverb)
The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is from Baby's Book of Fables at The International Children's Digital Library. The proverb alludes to the famous story of The Dog and the Reflection.
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