Aesop Quotes

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• Wise men say nothing in dangerous times
• Facts speak plainer than words
• It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it
• Self-help is the best help
• Those who enter through the back door can expect to be shown out through the window
• The more you want, the more you stand to lose
• Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both
• Adversity tests the sincerity of friends
• Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave
• Keep your place in life and your place will keep you
• Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most
• No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward
• Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
• Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
• Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
• Once a wolf, always a wolf.
• There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
• Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
• 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…
• Those who suffer most cry out the least.

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