golden eggs
Goose's valuable output
Golden eggs refers to the fable of the goose that laid golden eggs—killed by its owner who wanted all the gold at once, destroying the source of ongoing wealth.
The phrase appears in warnings against greed or short-term thinking that sacrifices a continuing benefit: Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
A golden egg is any valuable thing produced by a reliable source.
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
parable · abundance · cash cow · treasure · fable · fortune · means · myth · morality tale · Aesop's fables · fairy tale · short-sightedness · don't count chickens · long-term thinking · folklore · geese · allegory · yolk
- Aesop's FablesAesop's fables, moral tales, fable, Greek fables, sour grapes
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
- Jack and the BeanstalkJack, giant, beanstalk, magic beans, goose
- giant's lairbeanstalk, harp, castle, treasure, goose
- Angry BirdsRed, Chuck, Matilda, Stella, Terence
golden eggsfool's gold
Iron sulfide mineral
empty nest · rotten eggs · dross · chaff · dregs
golden eggseating the seed corn
Consuming essential future resources
asset stripping · short-term gain · scorched earth · strip mining · burned bridges
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