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• Labour is the source of every blessing.

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  Blessing, Source, Labor

  Aesop, George Fyler Townsend (1871). “Three Hundred Æsop's Fables”, p.88

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• A kindness is never wasted

  Aesop

  Kindness

  Aesop (2014). “The Aesop for Children”, p.243, First Avenue Editions

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• Wise men say nothing in dangerous times

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  Life, Wise, Men

  Aesop (2014). “Aesop's Fables”, p.163, Penguin

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• Wealth unused might as well not exist.

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  Might, Wealth, Wells

  Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.64, Pelekanos Books

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

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  Character, Doe, Ridiculous

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

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• Little friends may prove great friends.

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  Life, Friendship, May

  Aesop (2014). “Aesop's Fables”, p.50, Penguin

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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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  Life, Motivational, Encouragement

  Joseph Jacobs, Aesop (2002). “The Fables of Aesop”, p.89, Courier Corporation

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• Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

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  Fame, Notoriety, Mistaken

  Aesop, General Press (2016). “Aesop's Fables: A collection of 284 moral stories”, p.26, GENERAL PRESS

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• Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.

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  Men, Advice, Never Trust

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• Vices are their own punishment

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  Life, Wisdom, Punishment

  Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.55, Pelekanos Books

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• One story sounds good until another is told

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  Sound, Stories

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• Be satisfied with what you have.

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  Contentment, Satisfied

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• Gentle persuasion succeeds where force fails.

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  Succeed, Failing, Persuasion

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

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  Fate, Masters

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

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• Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

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  Reality, Anticipation, Mere

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

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Conceit may bring about one's own downfall.

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  May, Conceit, Downfall

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

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  Trying, May, Impossible

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

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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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• Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

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  Safety, Literature, Causes

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

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• Familiarity breeds contempt.

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  Relationship, Wisdom, Disrespect

  Aesop, Pat Ronson Stewart (1994). “Aesop's Fables”, p.19, Courier Corporation

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• Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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  Peace, War, Tyrants

  Ann McGovern, Aesop, Arthur Geisert (1990). “Aesop's Fables”, p.54, Scholastic Inc.

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