"Persuasion is often more effectual than force." — Aesop
"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."
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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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The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
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The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
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intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer…
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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making…
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There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent.
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The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.
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The aim of every political Constitution, is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers men who possess most…
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No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establishing…
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