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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
AesopAesop Necessity is the mother of invention.
AesopAesop Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
AesopAesop Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
AesopAesop Vices are their own punishment.
AesopAesop The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
AesopAesop Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
AesopAesop Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
AesopAesop A man is known by the company he keeps.
AesopAesop United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.
AesopAesop He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
AesopAesop Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
AesopAesop A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
AesopAesop The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
AesopAesop Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
AesopAesop A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
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More on friendship
Don’t be afraid to speak up, because someone will be there for you.
Demi LovatoDemi Lovato First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
AristophanesAristophanes Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.
Al CaponeAl Capone Now on Friday nights, if I want to go hang out with friends, I go hang out with friends. If I want to stay in and be in the hot tub and have people over to watch movies, I do that.
Demi LovatoDemi Lovato Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
William Arthur WardWilliam Arthur Ward Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
HerodotusHerodotus A friend once said, and I found to be true,That everyday people, they lie to God too, So what makes you think, that they won’t lie to you.
Lauryn HillLauryn Hill I have found out that friendship is quite as important as love and it isn’t any easier than love.
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot