| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Hunting two Hares. | | |
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He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other. No one can do well or properly two things at once. “No man can serve two masters.” | 1 |
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French:— | 2 |
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| “Poursuis deux lièvres, et les manques” (La Fontaine). |
| “On ne peut tirer à deux cibles.” | |
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Latin:— | 3 |
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| “Duos qui sequitur lepores, neutrum capit.” |
| “Simul sorbere ac flare non possum.” |
| “Like a man to double business bound, |
| I stand in pause where I shall first begin, |
| And both neglect.” | |
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Shakespeare: Hamlet, iii. 3. |
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