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• 1.The Master's Eye
• A stag having fled into an oxen stable At first was warned by them To seek better shelter elsewhere. 'Brothers,' said he to them, 'do not betray me: A...
• 2.The miser who lost his treasure
• Only usage warrants possession I ask this of people who have this passion Of always hoarding money on top of money. What advantage has he over another...
• 3.THE ORACLE AND THE IMPIOUS
• The wish to fool Heaven, is madness on Earth; The hearts' tunnel in its detours holds Nothing which isn't first lit up by the Gods. Everything man doe...
• 4.A Saying Of Socrates
• One day Socrates was having a house built, Each one in turn found fault with the work: One thought, no fooling, the interior to be, Unworthy for such ...
• 5.The Wolf, the Nanny-Goat, and The Kid
• A Nanny-goat went out to fill her empty milk bag And graze newly sprung grass, She fastened the latch tight, Warned her Kid saying: Do not, upon your ...
• 6.THE HORSE SEEKING REVENGE ON THE STAG
• From the beginning of time Horses were not born for Men. Once Man was quite satisfied eating acorn, Donkey, Horse and Mule dwelt in the forest; And on...
• 7.THE CAMEL AND THE FLOATING DRIFTWOOD
• The first man who ever saw a Camel Fled from this new strange new thing; The second came closer, the third dared to make A halter for the Dromedary. C...
• 8.THE DONKEY AND THE LAPDOG
• Let's not force our talent, As nothing would be performed gracefully: Never has a dolt, no matter how much he tries, Could ever be taken for a gentlem...
• 9.The Fly and the Ant
• The fly and the ant were arguing over their worth. Great *Jupiter said the former, Must self-esteem blind the minds In such an odious way, That a vile...
• 10.The Boys and the Frogs
• SOME editors of newspapers were engaged in diffusing general intelligence and elevating the moral sentiment of the public. They had been doing this fo...