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Inspirational Quotes by Aesop

38 Inspirational quotes by Aesop

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A wolf in sheep’s clothing hides its teeth, warning us to watch for deception. Aesop reminds us that being content with a simple crust is safer than feasting in fear, and that a timely word can be priceless. He also notes that even the great need help, and we often ignore what is truly useful.

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A word in season is most precious.

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Most arguments are useless.

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Beware of a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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Wealth unused might as well not exist.

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It pays to be content with your lot.

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The strong and the weak cannot keep company.

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Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

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Acquaintance softens prejudice.

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Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

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All of us, the great and the little have need of each other.

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Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

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If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.

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He collected audiences around him, and flourished and exhibited and harangued.

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We should find out as much as possible about someone before coming into conflict with him.

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There is always someone worse off than yourself.

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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

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He that has many friends, has no friends.

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What a splendid head, yet no brain.

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The cat always leaves a mark on his friend.

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Distrust interested advice.

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Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

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Obscurity often brings safety.

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Equals make the best friends.

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We often despise what is most useful to us.

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Obscurity brings safety.

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Great determination can overcome most odds.

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We learn from the things we suffer.

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Clumsy jesting is no joke.

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Kindness effects more than severity.

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Appearances are deceptive.

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He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.

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There can be little liking where there is no likeness.

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

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We like other people to show themselves to us as they really are.

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If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped.

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A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.

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

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A crust in comfort is better than a feast in fear.

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