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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home evil wish
Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost.
growing-up evil literature
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
hands tyrants evil
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.
mean evil benefits
Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.
evil hateful virtue
The safeguards of virtue are hateful to the evil disposed.
kindness long evil
Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.
hurt evil profit
Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.
evil
Don't be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
arrow enemies means
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
brave danger easy far risk
It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.
succeed persuasion failing
Gentle persuasion succeeds where force fails.
giving advice crisis
Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
suffering cry
Those who suffer most cry out the least.