![No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7Xyuoa_1sU/X1t2-uC8utI/AAAAAAAAInA/y6rmqKourQ4OxRGyHwKemGcZ966mFpO_wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/no-act-of-kindness-no-matter-how-small-is-ever-wasted.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Aesop
![No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7Xyuoa_1sU/X1t2-uC8utI/AAAAAAAAInA/y6rmqKourQ4OxRGyHwKemGcZ966mFpO_wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/no-act-of-kindness-no-matter-how-small-is-ever-wasted.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Please all, and you will please none.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zuhaSFRz9e0/X0bNFyrfC5I/AAAAAAAAENg/e_OShyzKEbIm5AUlhrv_VdLXMN71kptgQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/please-all-and-you-will-please-none-quotes-by-aesop-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-wisdom.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Please all, and you will please none.
![We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MeECMSM_SxQ/X1uPPjwUwqI/AAAAAAAALJI/4uMdbt0bVC0TlLoUYjlsJBR_g4Bt13PRACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/we-hang-the-petty-thieves-and-appoint-the-great-ones-to-public-office.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
![Once a wolf, always a wolf.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iulYDj5oqYM/X1t3xX97z3I/AAAAAAAAIwg/f_2xwtD1O0E1zqIKXMPwgFZ2IUad-H_SQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/once-a-wolf-always-a-wolf.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
![Example is the best precept.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Onojpawi7OU/X0bBBV3BNhI/AAAAAAAACCo/Dv_ENJf_V_YTLmCmDnumOnwcoGDwv8AWQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/example-is-the-best-precept-quotes-by-aesop-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-best.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Example is the best precept.
![Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n6ZzhY8X-ek/X1thtQZtsgI/AAAAAAAAFzE/qh-KvJyiw8UYNC2qCOmqjWb9gD1SoSI0ACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/betray-a-friend-and-youll-often-find-you-have-ruined-yourself.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
![No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mnkk8g-6QlQ/X1t3IK74oQI/AAAAAAAAIo4/oNXDcl-vpdcIIyInmG0iwidbRI8QR8clACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/no-one-believes-a-liar-even-when-he-tells-the-truth.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth
![Necessity is the mother of invention.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yE1Ljz_0miY/X1t2ptS4PbI/AAAAAAAAIjM/5khinmW3k2wSjs294oPCYK81yE-EaP5XQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)