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Life Quotes by Aesop
- No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
- The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
- Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed…
- He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
- Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
- It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
- Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
- The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
- We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
- It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
- Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
- Put your shoulder to the wheel.
- Others may try to feed our ego, but it is up to us to constrain it.
- Persuasion is better than force.
- A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.
- Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.
- If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.
- We often despise what is most useful to us.
- Most arguments are useless.
- The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
- The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.
- A word in season is most precious.
- He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.
- A wild boar was sharpening his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a fox came by and asked, Why are…
- Vices are their own punishment
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle