Aesop
Aesop
Aesopwas an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics...
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enemy easier oneself
It is easier to become entangled with an enemy than to disentangle oneself afterwards.
giving contempt familiarity
Familiarity gives rise to contempt.
people misfortunes
Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own.
example teach be-good
Being a good example teaches others to be good.
wish
We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.
kindness
A kindness is never wasted
terror dies
Better to die once and for all, than live in continual terror.
advice unsolicited-advice distrust
Distrust unsolicited advice.
deceiving appearance miscellaneous
Appearances are deceiving.
men advice never-trust
Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.
want loses
Much wants more and loses all.
wise air innocent
If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.
men concerned loses
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
sour grapes sour-grapes
I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.