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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

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Inspirational, Life, Inspiring
Aesop (1963). “Aesop's fables”, Cliffs Notes

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

Aesop
Witty, Government, Political Will
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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

Aesop
Wisdom, Bullying, Conceited
Aesop (2009). “Aesop's Fables”, p.251, The Floating Press

Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.

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Needs, May, Today
Aesop, Pat Ronson Stewart (1994). “Aesop's Fables”, p.1, Courier Corporation

Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.

Aesop
Men, Two, Bags
Aesop, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1939). “Æsop's Fables”

Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.

Aesop
Hands, Tyrants, Evil
Aesop (1913). “Æsop's fables: an anthology of the fabulists of all countries”, J. M. Dent & Sons, ltd.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

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Men, Concerned, Acquire
Aesop (2011). “Aesop's Fables”, p.198, Collector's Library

The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.

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Life, Gratitude, Grateful
Edward J. Detmold, Aesop (2014). “The Fables of Aesop”, p.64, Courier Corporation

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Aesop
Inspirational, Motivational, Wise
Aesop, Thomas James (1872). “Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources”, p.36

Kindness is more persuasive than force.

Aesop
Wise, Wisdom, Kindness
Albert Cullum, Aesop (1972). “Aesop in the afternoon”

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Aesop
Courage, Distance, Army
Joseph Jacobs, Aesop (2002). “The Fables of Aesop”, p.41, Courier Corporation

Be content with what nature made you, or run the risk of earning contempt by trying to be what you're not.

Aesop
Running, Risk, Trying
Aesop, Pat Ronson Stewart (1994). “Aesop's Fables”, p.25, Courier Corporation

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Aesop
4th Of July, Slavery, Fats
Barbara McClintock, Aesop (2012). “Animal Fables from Aesop”, p.48, David R. Godine Publisher

In a crisis, give help first and then advice.

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Reality, Giving, Advice

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

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Tyrants, Tyranny, Pretext
Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.18, Aesop

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Aesop
Life, Fables, Appearance
Aesop (2013). “Aesop's Fables”, p.21, Lulu Press, Inc

If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

Aesop
Education, Nice, Gossip

He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

Aesop
Trusted
Aesop, George Fyler Townsend (1871). “Three Hundred Æsop's Fables”, p.86

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Aesop
Fake Friends, Fables, Ruined
Aesop, General Press (2016). “Aesop's Fables: A collection of 284 moral stories”, p.18, GENERAL PRESS

He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.

Aesop
Hurt, Revenge, Plot
Albert Cullum, Aesop (1972). “Aesop in the afternoon”

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Aesop
Happiness, You Make Me Happy, Comforting

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

Aesop
Regard, Consequence
Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables - Complete Collection”, p.47, Lulu.com

Facts speak plainer than words

Aesop
Facts, Speak
Aesop, Pat Ronson Stewart (1994). “Aesop's Fables”, p.6, Courier Corporation

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Aesop
Real, Men, Originality
Aesop (2013). “Aesop's Fables”, p.81, Lulu Press, Inc

Please all, and you will please none.

Aesop
Business, Literature, Fables
Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.63, Pelekanos Books

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