There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
AESOPThose who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
More Aesop Quotes
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It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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Much wants more and loses all.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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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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There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
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Little friends may prove great friends.
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Do nothing without regard to the consequences.
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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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