More from Aesop
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
AesopAesop It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
AesopAesop We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
AesopAesop Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.
AesopAesop Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
AesopAesop In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
AesopAesop Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
AesopAesop Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
AesopAesop After all is said and done, more is said than done.
AesopAesop I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
AesopAesop Do nothing without regard to the consequences.
AesopAesop A man who looks to his friends for help will take his time about a thing.
AesopAesop Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
AesopAesop We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
AesopAesop Great determination can overcome most odds.
AesopAesop No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
AesopAesop
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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More on danger
Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.
Angela DavisAngela Davis No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
HeraclitusHeraclitus The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
Angela DavisAngela Davis You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.
David GogginsDavid Goggins You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.
David GogginsDavid Goggins The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.
Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio
