Aesop

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Quote	Categories	Rating	Rate
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."	Courage
"Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin."	Age, Destruction, Evil
"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."	Miscellaneous
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."	Honesty, Lies, Truth
"United we stand, divided we fall."	Miscellaneous
"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."	Doubt, Friends, Knowledge
"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."	Miscellaneous
"Little friends may prove great friends."	Excellence, Friends
"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."	Miscellaneous
"Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in."	Miscellaneous
"We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction."	Destruction
"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."	Art, Peace
"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."	Military, War
"It is easy to despise what you cannot get."	Miscellaneous
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."	Faith, Friends, Loyalty
"Appearances often are deceiving."	Miscellaneous
"Please all, and you will please none."	Miscellaneous
"Familiarity breeds contempt."	Miscellaneous
"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."	Adversity, Difficulty, Honesty
"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."	Hope, Sorrow, Wishing
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