Aesop

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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller known for his fables, which impart moral lessons through simple yet profound narratives.

Born
January 1, 0620
Died
January 1, 0564
Quotes
256
Rank
#246

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"It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it"

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"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."

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"Every man should be content to mind his own business."

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"If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped."

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"Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you."

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"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs."

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"Every one is more or less master of his own fate."

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