Classical Insults - Aesop

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	Classical Insults Aesop Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Homer

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Aesop, e. 550BC, The Wolf and the Lamb

It's easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Aesop, The Wolf and the Kid

It's not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Aesop, The Jay and the Peacock

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
Ibid.

I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
Aesop, The Man and the Satyr

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss at the real thing.
Aesop, The Buffoon and the Countryman

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
Aesop, The Fox and the Goat