Aesop
Aesop
Aesopwas an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics...
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lest substance
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
peace stress food
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
tyrants tyranny pretext
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
terror dies
Better to die once and for all, than live in continual terror.
apes absurd
It is absurd to ape our betters.
yield peer-pressure
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.