Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
AESOPMen often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
More Aesop Quotes
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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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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Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
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After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
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It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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It is possible to have too much of a good thing.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.
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