Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables
Better poverty without care, than riches with.
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"The Fir Tree and the Bramble", Aesop's Fables
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
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Fables
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
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Fables
The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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Fables
The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
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"The Ant and the Dove", Aesop's Fables
Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.
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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", Aesop's Fables
The memory of a good deed lives.
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"The Old Woman and the Wine Jar", Aesop's Fables
He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.
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"The Two Travellers and the Axe", Aesop's Fables
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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Fables
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables
A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.
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"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", Aesop's Fables
Familiarity breeds contempt.
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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables
He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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"The Master and His Dogs", Aesop's Fables
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.
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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables
Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables
Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables
Be satisfied with what you have.
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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables
To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
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"The Wild Boar and the Fox", Aesop's Fables
No argument will give courage to the coward.
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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables