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Wisdom Quotes by Aesop
- Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
- The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
- Please all, and you will please none.
- Appearances are often deceiving.
- He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
- Familiarity breeds contempt.
- It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
- Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
- We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
- Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
- Plodding wins the race.
- Example is the best precept.
- It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.
- It is possible to have too much of a good thing.
- It pays to be prepared.
- Kindness is more persuasive than force.
- I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
- Vices are their own punishment
- Little by little does the trick.
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