More from Aesop
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
AesopAesop Persuasion is more effective than force.
AesopAesop Slow and steady wins the race.
AesopAesop Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
AesopAesop There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
AesopAesop There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
AesopAesop Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
AesopAesop Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
AesopAesop Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
AesopAesop Please all, and you will please none.
AesopAesop Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
AesopAesop The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
AesopAesop In union, there is strength.
AesopAesop Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
AesopAesop 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.
AesopAesop Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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From our community writers
Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
Shelby EnsignShelby Ensign
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More on lose
Don’t lose self love in the process of finding love.
Daisy BernardezDaisy Bernardez You lose power to the people and circumstances you judge. They capture your attention in the same way that a movie does.
Gary ZukavGary Zukav Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you’re pretty much on the way out.
David BowieDavid Bowie In a world full of possibilities its easy to lose yourself in so many ways.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra I’m in a constant state of finding myself then losing her all over agin. – the cycle.
Haley Ann WardHaley Ann Ward Let me take you to a city we’ve never before been. Let us lose ourselves in old streets until we’ve made ourselves a new home.
Buried CaesarBuried Caesar God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
Brennan ManningBrennan Manning
