"Familiarity breeds contempt." — Aesop
"Familiarity breeds contempt."
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170 Quotes by Aesop
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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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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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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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Please all, and you will please none.
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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
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In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.
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The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
— William Blake
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He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
— William Blake
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Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter,…
— Bono
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Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law;…
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
— Dale Carnegie
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Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so…
— George Chapman
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Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.
— Felicity Kendal
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Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
— Abdul Kalam
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
— Pat Summitt
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