"If these town gods can't detect the thieves……" — Aesop
"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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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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A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we…
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