“The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.”
John Gay (1685–1732) English poet and playwright
Act II, scene ii
The Beggar's Opera (1728)
“Sipping once, sipping twice, sipping chicken soup with rice.”
Source: Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book of Months
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