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Aesop

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Aesop is proof that you do not need celebrity to say something worth remembering. Aesop's observations on Truth are as sharp as their thoughts on Wisdom, revealing genuine breadth of mind. 12 of Aesop's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Truth, Wisdom, Trust, Success, and Politics. As Aesop put it: "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”

— Aesop

Wisdom

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“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”

— Aesop

Wisdom

“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”

— Aesop

Great

“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”

— Aesop

Food

“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”

— Aesop

Truth

“Every truth has two sides it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.”

— Aesop

Truth

“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.”

— Aesop

Trust

“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.”

— Aesop

Truth

“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

— Aesop

Imagination

“Example is the best precept.”

— Aesop

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