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Monday, 15 March 2010

Daily Quote: "Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold." (Proverb, Latin - Appreciation)

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All that glitters is not gold.

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	You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. - (Phaedrus - Achievement)
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	An alliance with a powerful person is never safe. - (Phaedrus - Agreement)
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	The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking. - (Phaedrus - Amusement)
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	First appearance deceives many. - (Phaedrus - Appearance)
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	Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden. - (Phaedrus - Appearance)
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	Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you. - (Phaedrus - Evil)
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	The humble are in danger when those in power disagree. - (Phaedrus - Humility)
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	I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. - (Phaedrus - Liberty)
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	Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth. - (Phaedrus - Lies and Lying)
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	In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name. - (Phaedrus - Poverty and The Poor)
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	Success tempts many to their ruin. - (Phaedrus - Success)
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	Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. - (Phaedrus - Tenderness)
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	Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. - (Phaedrus - Wisdom)
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	Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense. - (Phaedrus - Wit)
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