There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
AESOPBetter to starve free than be a fat slave.
More Aesop Quotes
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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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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Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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No gratitude from the wicked.
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Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten
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If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Vices are their own punishment.
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Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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