Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
AESOPNotoriety is often mistaken for fame.
More Aesop Quotes
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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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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Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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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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If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
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Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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