“There can be little liking where there is no likeness.”
— Aesop
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.”
“A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, “What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains.””
“Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one’s nature.”
“He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.”
“If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.”
“Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.”
“If you wish me well, do not stand pitying me, but lend me some succour as fast as you can; for pity is but cold comfort when one is up to the chin in water, and within a hair’s breadth of starving or drowning.”
“In a crisis, give help first and then advice.”
“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”
“Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.”
“Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.”
“Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
“No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.”
“Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.”
“Time and place often give advantage to the weak over the strong.”
“Better a long life of toil than a short one of ease.”
“Never soar aloft on an enemy’s pinions.”
“You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil.”
“Most arguments are useless.”
“It pays to be content with your lot.”
“To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.”
“Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.”
“Example is the best precept.”
“All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.”
“He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.”
“We learn from the things we suffer.”
“God helps those who have no-cut contracts.”
“People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.”
“Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.”
“The gods help them who help themselves.”
“It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.”
“Plodding wins the race.”
“It is absurd to ape our betters.”
“The cat always leaves a mark on his friend.”
“I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.”
“If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity.”
“Every one is more or less master of his own fate.”
“The value is in the worth, not in the number.”
“None but those who work are entitled to eat.”
“It is easier to become entangled with an enemy than to disentangle oneself afterwards.”
“A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man’s own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.”
“While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy’s toils than out again.”
“The more you want, the more you stand to lose.”
“Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”
“If you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do you fawn on me?”
“Acquaintance softens prejudice.”
“Conceit may bring about one’s own downfall.”
“The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend.”
“He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.”
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