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The gods help them
that help themselves.
Beware that you do not
lose the substance by
grasping at the shadow.
The little reed, bending to the
force of the wind, soon stood
upright again when
the storm had passed over.
Appearances often are deceiving.
Don't count your chickens
before they are hatched.
Outside show is a poor
substitute for inner worth.
Be content with your lot;
one cannot be first in everything.
It is in vain to expect our prayers
to be heard, if we do not
strive as well as pray.
The haft of the arrow had
been feathered with one of
the eagle's own plumes. We
often give our enemies the means
of our own destruction.
It is not only fine feathers
that make fine birds.
Enemies promises were
made to be broken.
A crust eaten in peace is better than
a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Please all, and you will please none.
Men often applaud an imitation
and hiss the real thing.
A doubtful friend is worse than a
certain enemy. Let a man be
one thing or the other, and we
then know how to meet him.
Wealth unused might as well not exist.
Fools take to themselves the
respect that is given to their office.
No act of kindness, no matter
how small, is ever wasted.
The injuries we do and those
we suffer are seldom weighed
in the same scales.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
In union there is strength.
We would often be sorry if
our wishes were gratified.