Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)
Necessity knows no law.
AESOP
"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables
People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.
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"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables
Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.
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attributed, Day's Collacon
The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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Fables
If you were foolish enough to sing all summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.
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"The Ants and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables
He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.
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"The Two Travellers and the Axe", Aesop's Fables
The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables
Do not attempt too much at once.
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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables
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
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Fables
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
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Fables
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.
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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both.
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Fables
Familiarity breeds contempt.
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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables
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
Be satisfied with what you have.
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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables
Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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Fables
No argument will give courage to the coward.
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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables