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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giving advice crisis
Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
reality giving advice
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
giving coward matter
No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward
strong giving weak
Time and place often give advantage to the weak over the strong.
giving contempt familiarity
Familiarity gives rise to contempt.
life wisdom giving
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
mean giving enemy
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
thinking giving gold
Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find-nothing.
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.
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
suffering cry
Those who suffer most cry out the least.
yield peer-pressure
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.