Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
AESOPHe that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
More Aesop Quotes
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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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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One story sounds good until another is told.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.
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Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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Don’t be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
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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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