It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
AESOPBeware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
More Aesop Quotes
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One story sounds good until another is told.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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Don’t be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
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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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Self-help is the best help.
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Great determination can overcome most odds.
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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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In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
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I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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