It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
AESOPDo not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.
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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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Please all, and you will please none.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
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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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Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
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Don’t be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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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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