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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reality useless attacking
It is useless attacking the insensible.
hurt revenge plot
He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.
virtue easy kicks
It is easy to kick a person when he is down.
war trouble
Don't go looking for trouble.
work beats implementation
Implementation beats oration.
may conceit downfall
Conceit may bring about one's own downfall.
family fall diversity
United we stand, divided we fall.
life wise men
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times
reality mind literature
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
trying may impossible
Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one's nature
men political politics
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
failure easy despise
It is easy to despise what you cannot get
apes absurd
It is absurd to ape our betters.
grapes sour
I am sure the grapes are sour.