Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
AESOPBeware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
More Aesop Quotes
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To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Little by little does the trick.
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Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
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United we stand; divided we fall.
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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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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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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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It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
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The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
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