Those who suffer most cry out the least.
AESOPMen often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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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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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Vices are their own punishment.
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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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.
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A man who looks to his friends for help will take his time about a thing.
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Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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Do nothing without regard to the consequences.
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Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.
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Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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