AESOP QUOTES III
Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)
Necessity knows no law.
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"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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"The Fox and the Goat", Aesop's Fables
The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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Fables
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.
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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables
Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.
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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", Aesop's Fables
People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.
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"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables
The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables
Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.
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attributed, Day's Collacon
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
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
Familiarity breeds contempt.
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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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Fables
Do not attempt too much at once.
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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables
Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
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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
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
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Fables
No argument will give courage to the coward.
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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables