No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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Quotes by Aesop
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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Appearances are often deceiving.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Please all, and you will please none.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Example is the best precept.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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