All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
AESOPThere are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
More Aesop Quotes
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Vices are their own punishment.
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In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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Great determination can overcome most odds.
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A man who looks to his friends for help will take his time about a thing.
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Self-help is the best help.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
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Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.
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Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.
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Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
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Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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Slow and steady wins the race.
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It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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Little friends may prove great friends.
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Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.
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Labour is the source of every blessing.
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