Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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More Aesop Quotes
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Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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