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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men mind should
Every man should be content to mind his own business.
wisdom blow men
I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
men fables inspirational-presidential
A man is known by the company he keeps
life wise men
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times
men political politics
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
summer men blow
There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but - whack - his palm come on his own head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: YOU WILL ONLY INJURE YOURSELF IF YOU TAKE NOTICE OF DISPICABLE ENEMIES.
men differences every-man-for-himself
Every man for himself.
men advice never-trust
Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.
men concerned loses
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
men trying sides
A fair-minded man tries to see both sides of an argument.
real men originality
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
men two faults
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
adversity men fables
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
men bitterness consciousness
A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.