Quotes by Aesop

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Aesop

In union there is strength.
Aesop

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.
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The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
Aesop

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
Aesop

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Aesop

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Aesop