There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
AESOPThere can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
AESOPNo gratitude from the wicked.
AESOPPlease all, and you will please none.
AESOPThere are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
AESOPBad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
AESOPPoverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
AESOPPersuasion is more effective than force.
AESOPExpect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
AESOPThose who suffer most cry out the least.
AESOPGreat determination can overcome most odds.
AESOPMuch wants more and loses all.
AESOPIt is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
AESOPThe injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
AESOPBetter beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
AESOPIt is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
AESOPEvery man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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