Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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More Aesop Quotes
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In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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Great determination can overcome most odds.
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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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Labour is the source of every blessing.
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Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
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Self-help is the best help.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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