More from Aesop
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
AesopAesop Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
AesopAesop A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
AesopAesop The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
AesopAesop Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
AesopAesop A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
AesopAesop Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
AesopAesop Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
AesopAesop Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
AesopAesop Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
AesopAesop Labour is the source of every blessing.
AesopAesop Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
AesopAesop Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
AesopAesop Little friends may prove great friends.
AesopAesop Those who suffer most cry out the least.
AesopAesop Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
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