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Aesop Quote - The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

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Persuasion is more effective than force.
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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
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Different Lion Quite Sculptor Statue
Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
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Blow Commitment Inspirational Look Wind Yourself
Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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Guest Humour Invitation Leaving Welcome
Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Adversity Friendship Sincere Test
Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Betrayal Finding Friendship Ruin Yourself
You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.
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Fools Honesty People Time
There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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Fairy Tale Goodness Human
Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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Bad Government Seldom Worse
In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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Critical Hard Time Moments Need Powerful Struggle Weak
Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Deny Impossible Nature Try
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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Attempt Hide Mask Truth
Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Boss Employee Job Master Servant Serve Worse
Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
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Anticipate Life One Liner Reality

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