"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
"If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade."
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Source: Aesop (2016). “Aesop's Fables - Complete Collection”, p.27, Lulu.com
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