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Aesop Quote - Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

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Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
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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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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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One Liner Rule
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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Danger One Liner Silence Time Wise
Little friends may prove great friends.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Inside One Liner Outside Poor Show Substitute Worth
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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One Liner Wisdom Wolf
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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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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Applaud Imitation Men Reality
Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Misfortune Wise
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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Act Kindness Matter Positive Waste
Much wants more and loses all.
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A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
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Don’t be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
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Change Evil Hurry One Liner
I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
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Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.
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