Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both.
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Fables
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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"The Wind and the Sun", Aesop's Fables
The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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"The Wolf and the Kid", Aesop's Fables
Do not attempt too much at once.
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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables
In a change of government, the poor change nothing but the name of their master.
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"The Ass and the Old Shepherd", Aesop's Fables
People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.
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"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables
The gods help them that help themselves.
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"Hercules and the Wagoner", Aesop's Fables
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Fables
Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.
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attributed, Day's Collacon
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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"The Fox and the Goat", Aesop's Fables
Necessity knows no law.
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"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables
Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.
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"The Man Bitten by a Dog", Aesop's Fables
Birds of a feather flock together.
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"The Farmer and the Stork", Aesop's Fables
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
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Fables
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables
Little by little does the trick.
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Fables
Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.
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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", Aesop's Fables
Better poverty without care, than riches with.
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"The Fir Tree and the Bramble", Aesop's Fables
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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