Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
AESOPBetter beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
More Aesop Quotes
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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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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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Those who suffer most cry out the least.
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All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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Slow and steady wins the race.
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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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Better no rule than cruel rule.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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