Quotes by Aesop

Aesop
Greek fabulist and story teller
Alive from: 620-564 BCE
Quotes 1 till 15 of 52.
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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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Appearances are deceptive.
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Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
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He that is discontented in one place will seldom be content in another.
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Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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A 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.
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A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
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After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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