AESOP QUOTES III

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

Aesop quote

Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.

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"The Man Bitten by a Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: evil


What are blessings in freedom are curses in slavery.

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"The Dove and the Crow", Aesop's fables: a new version by T. James

Tags: slavery


Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: wisdom, misfortune


The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

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Fables

Tags: desire


Do not attempt too much at once.

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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables


Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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Fables

Tags: words, fools


Necessity knows no law.

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"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: necessity, law


Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.

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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", 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

Tags: illness


Be satisfied with what you have.

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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables

Tags: tyranny, excuses


The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables

Tags: kindness, ingratitude


Familiarity breeds contempt.

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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables


Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

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Fables

Tags: betrayal, friends


After all is said and done, more is said than done.

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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

Tags: friends, trust


Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: forgiveness


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment, happiness


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

Tags: war, peace


No argument will give courage to the coward.

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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage, cowardice