AesopThinkers

Acquaintance is a softener of prejudice.

Courage is easier from a safe distance.

Distance is safety. It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Expectation is unwise — do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls..

Injury is perceived very differently depending on whether we are on the giving or receiving end — The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

Persuasion is oft able to succeed with gentleness even where force fails.

Prayer is useless without effort — It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

Prejudice is softened by acquaintance.