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- Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Goose with the Golden Eggs
- Put your shoulder to the wheel.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), Hercules and the Wagoner
- The gods help them that help themselves.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), Hercules and the Wagoner
- We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Old Man and Death
- Union gives strength.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Bundle of Sticks
- While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
- The shaft 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.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Eagle and the Arrow
- It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
- It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
- Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
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