"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
"Don't cry over spilt milk."
Source: The Milkmaid and Her Pail. Fable by Aesop published in Aesop's Fables For Children, 1919.
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller known for his fables, which impart moral lessons through simple yet profound narratives.
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