The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
AESOPNotoriety is often mistaken for fame.
More Aesop Quotes
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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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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All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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Please all, and you will please none.
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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In union, there is strength.
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Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
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The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
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There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
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