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- Do not speak ill of the dead.
- The Seven Sages (650 BC - 550 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
- Know the right moment.
- Pittacus, (The Seven Sages) from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
- Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
- Pythagoras (582 BC - 507 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
- Appearances often are deceiving.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- I am sure the grapes are sour.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Fox and the Grapes
- No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Lion and the Mouse
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Hare and the Tortoise
- Familiarity breed contempt.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Fox and the Lion
- A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
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