All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
AESOPSelf-help is the best help.
More Aesop Quotes
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In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Labour is the source of every blessing.
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
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The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
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Please all, and you will please none.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
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