The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
AESOPExpect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
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Self-help is the best help.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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Vices are their own punishment.
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Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Labour is the source of every blessing.
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If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Great determination can overcome most odds.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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