to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal
достигнуть маленького успеха, но потерпеть неудачу в большей цели (dostignut' malen'kogo uspekha, no poterpet' neudachu v bol'shey tsele)
"By focusing on minor issues, they won the battle but lost the war."
"Сосредоточив внимание на мелких проблемах, они выиграли битву, но проиграли войну." (sosredotochiv vnimanie na mel'kikh problemakh, oni viigrali bitvu, no proigrali voynu)
A widely accepted truth or belief.
Do not procrastinate; take advantage of the present moment.
Taking risks with money that was gained easily or unexpected...
to accept something unpleasant and continue
to secure something completely
to survive, one must adjust to changing conditions
