Chinese proverb of the day: 'The toad wants to eat the swan' delivers a blunt reality check on overreaching ambition

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This Chinese proverb gives a reality check to impossible dreams, delusions.
A toad can only dream about eating the swan.
It can never happen in reality as it's a wild desire, an unrealistic dream.

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This Chinese proverb gives a reality check to impossible dreams, delusions.
A toad can only dream about eating the swan.
It can never happen in reality as it's a wild desire, an unrealistic dream.

Sources: Times of India