伊索寓言

The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense.

Do not try to ape your betters.

Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well.

A possession is worth no more than the use we make of it.

Notoriety is not fame.

If you try to please all, you please none.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Greatness has its penalties.

The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.

It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story.

Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit.

Learn from the misfortunes of others.