AESOP QUOTES III

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

Aesop quote

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Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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Fables


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Tags: words, fools


Little by little does the trick.

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Fables

Tags: persistence


The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

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Fables

Tags: desire


People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.

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"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables

Tags: envy


Necessity knows no law.

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"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: necessity, law


Better poverty without care, than riches with.

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"The Fir Tree and the Bramble", Aesop's Fables

Tags: poverty, wealth


After all is said and done, more is said than done.

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Fables


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables

Tags: tyranny, excuses


Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment


The memory of a good deed lives.

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"The Old Woman and the Wine Jar", Aesop's Fables

Tags: memory, kindness


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment, happiness


Once a wolf, always a wolf.

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Fables


Familiarity breeds contempt.

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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables


Be satisfied with what you have.

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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables


Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables

Tags: illness


A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.

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"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", Aesop's Fables

Tags: identity


He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

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"The Master and His Dogs", Aesop's Fables

Tags: friends, trust


Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: wisdom, misfortune


To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.

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"The Wild Boar and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: war, peace


No argument will give courage to the coward.

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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage, cowardice