Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.
AESOPMen often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
More Aesop Quotes
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Little friends may prove great friends.
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Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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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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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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Self-help is the best help.
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Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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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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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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