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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blow ifs
If words suffice not, blows must follow.
liars traps
Liars often set their own traps.
reality focus-and-concentration shadow
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
kindness ungrateful ingratitude
The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.
hypnosis literature persuasion
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
fear conceited self
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
coward dying majesty
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
kindness long evil
Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.
sweet sea rivers
once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When we come to you," sad they to the sea, "we are sweet and drinkable; but when once we have mingled with you, our waters become as briny and unpalatable as your own." The sea replied shortly, "Keep away from me, and you'll remain sweet.
courage distance army
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
may littles great-friend
Little friends may prove great friends.
happiness you-make-me-happy comforting
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
men bitterness consciousness
A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.
identity no-friends one-thing
He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.