Aesop Quotes About Literature
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
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Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
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Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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Appearances are often deceiving.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Slow but steady wins the race.
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A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
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A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
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Please all, and you will please none.
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