Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
AESOPA 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.
More Aesop Quotes
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Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
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Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
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The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
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A man is known by the company he keeps.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
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If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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