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.
AESOPNo argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
More Aesop Quotes
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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Much wants more and loses all.
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In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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Slow and steady wins the race.
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It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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Little friends may prove great friends.
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Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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One story sounds good until another is told.
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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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