"Every man carries two bags about him, one……" — Aesop
"Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others."
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170 Quotes by Aesop
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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