Aesop Quotes - Page 5

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• Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.

  Aesop

  Character, Doe, Ridiculous

  Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables - Complete Collection”, p.54, Lulu.com

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• He that is hard to please, may get nothing in the end.

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  Gratitude, May, Ends

  Albert Cullum, Aesop (1972). “Aesop in the afternoon”

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• It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

  Aesop

  Life, Prayer, Fables

  Aesop (1913). “Æsop's fables: an anthology of the fabulists of all countries”, J. M. Dent & Sons, ltd.

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• He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it.

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  Strife, Discord

  Aesop, Thomas James (1872). “Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources”, p.87

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• One story sounds good until another is told

  Aesop

  Sound, Stories

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• The memory of a good deed lives.

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  Memories, Deeds, Good Deeds

  Aesop (2011). “Aesop's Fables 01-30 (伊索寓言（第一篇至第三十篇）)”, p.415, Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.

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• Gentle persuasion succeeds where force fails.

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  Succeed, Failing, Persuasion

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• We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

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  Reality, Mind, Looks

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• Time and place often give advantage to the weak over the strong.

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  Strong, Giving, Weak

  Aesop, George Fyler Townsend (1871). “Three Hundred Æsop's Fables”, p.48

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• Every one is more or less master of his own fate.

  Aesop

  Fate, Masters

  Aesop, George Fyler Townsend (1871). “Three Hundred Æsop's Fables”, p.110

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• Be satisfied with what you have.

  Aesop

  Contentment, Satisfied

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• A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

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  Liars, Lying, Literature

  Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.44, Pelekanos Books

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• A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."

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  Beautiful, House, Brain

  Aesop (2013). “Aesop's Fables (Illustrated & Annotated Edition)”, p.14, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

  Aesop

  Reality, Anticipation, Mere

  Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables”, p.57, Aesop

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• Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.

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  Life, Children, Parent

  Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables”, p.49, Aesop

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• Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one's nature

  Aesop

  Trying, May, Impossible

  Aesop (2007). “Aesop's Fables”, p.178, Penguin UK

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• If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.

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  Thieves, Towns, Temples

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• If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

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  Men, Political, Purpose

  Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.33, Pelekanos Books

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• It is possible to have too much of a good thing.

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

  Aesop

  Safety, Literature, Causes

  Aesop (2009). “Aesop's Fables”, p.190, The Floating Press

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• Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

  Aesop

  Wisdom, Literature, Fables

  Aesop, General Press (2016). “Aesop's Fables: A collection of 284 moral stories”, p.29, GENERAL PRESS

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• If you don't want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity

  Aesop

  Opportunity, Waiting, Want

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• Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

  Aesop

  Disease, Fables, Remedy

  Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables”, p.50, Aesop

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• Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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  Kissing, Faithful, Enemy

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• There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.

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  Men, Different, Lions

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