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Aesop Quote - Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

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Vices are their own punishment.
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One Liner Punishment Revenge Vice
Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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Freedom One Liner Slave Strave
Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
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Blow Commitment Inspirational Look Wind Yourself
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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Certain Doubt Enemy Friendship Man Meet Worse
What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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One Liner Rejection True Underrated Value
Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Boss Employee Job Master Servant Serve Worse
Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Betrayal Finding Friendship Ruin Yourself
Persuasion is more effective than force.
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Effective Force One Liner
Those who suffer most cry out the least.
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Break Up Broken Heart Cry One Liner Pain Suffering
Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
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Future Need Neglect Plenty Time Wasted Time
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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Brave Distance Easy One Liner Safe
Better no rule than cruel rule.
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One Liner Rule
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Misfortune Wise
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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Acquire Concern Lack Lose Men Recover
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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Gratitude Noble One Liner Sign Soul
Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Deny Impossible Nature Try

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