Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
AESOPBeware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
More Aesop Quotes
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Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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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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Little by little does the trick.
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Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.
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A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.
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In union, there is strength.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
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United we stand; divided we fall.
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Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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