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.
AESOPThere can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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A man is known by the company he keeps.
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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Slow and steady wins the race.
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Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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