Little friends may prove great friends.
AESOPAll men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
More Aesop Quotes
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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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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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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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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
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Much wants more and loses all.
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Little by little does the trick.
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Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
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There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
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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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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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