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one cannot be first in everything.", "Be content with your lot." ], "fables": [ "fable_0085", "fable_0270", "fable_0691", "fable_0696", "fable_0318" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 5 }, { "cluster_id": "satisfied_with_lot", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "To be satisfied with one's lot is better than to desire something which one is not fitted to receive." ], "fables": [ "fable_0005" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "mind_not_place", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that is responsible for our happiness." ], "fables": [ "fable_0419" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "one_good_turn", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "One good turn deserves another." ], "fables": [ "fable_0091", "fable_0151" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "invitation_selfish", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted." ], "fables": [ "fable_0113", "fable_0180" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "every_tale", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Every tale is not to be believed." ], "fables": [ "fable_0537", "fable_0621" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "careful_wish", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Be careful what you wish for." ], "fables": [ "fable_0278", "fable_0617", "fable_0431" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "enemies_promises", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Enemies' promises are made to be broken." ], "fables": [ "fable_0080", "fable_0082" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "union_strength", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Union is strength.", "Union gives strength.", "Unity is strength, while division invites defeat.", "Unity is mankind's greatest good, while dissension is a weak and slavish thing." ], "fables": [ "fable_0038", "fable_0511", "fable_0228", "fable_0487" ], "n_morals": 4, "n_fables": 4 }, { "cluster_id": "nothing_escapes_master", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Nothing escapes the master's eye." ], "fables": [ "fable_0055", "fable_0348" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "lay_trap", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Someone who lays a trap for others will fall victim to it himself.", "People who lay traps for others should be careful not to fall into a trap themselves.", "People who lay traps for others bring about their own destruction.", "Someone who plots against others falls into his own trap.", "Those who scheme against others may ultimately fall victim to their own plots.", "When people plot against their neighbours, they fall victim to the same sort of plot themselves." ], "fables": [ "fable_0204", "fable_0205", "fable_0317", "fable_0386", "fable_0402", "fable_0140" ], "n_morals": 6, "n_fables": 6 }, { "cluster_id": "harm_others_destroy_self", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "People who do harm to others destroy themselves in the bargain." ], "fables": [ "fable_0390" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "plans_own_disadvantage", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "People often make plans that turn out to be to their own disadvantage." ], "fables": [ "fable_0435" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "bad_neighbours_suffer_harm", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Bad neighbours are the first to suffer from the harm they would do to others." ], "fables": [ "fable_0349" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "greed_overreaches", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Greed often overreaches itself." ], "fables": [ "fable_0050", "fable_0616" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "grasp_for_more", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not attempt too much at once.", "Do not take on more than you can handle.", "Don't take on more than you can accomplish." ], "fables": [ "fable_0019", "fable_0350", "fable_0508" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "bird_in_hand", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.", "Do not neglect small advantages in hopes of better ones.", "Do not trade what might come, which is uncertain, for present opportunities, which can never be regained.", "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." ], "fables": [ "fable_0036", "fable_0403", "fable_0564", "fable_0654", "fable_0701" ], "n_morals": 4, "n_fables": 5 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_trust_wicked", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not believe those who have ill intentions.", "The word of a wicked man can never be trusted.", "Never trust a known deceiver.", "One should never trust those with a history of deceit.", "People with a history of wrongdoing are often not trusted.", "There is danger lurking in the words of a wicked person." ], "fables": [ "fable_0291", "fable_0531", "fable_0594", "fable_0459", "fable_0344", "fable_0297" ], "n_morals": 6, "n_fables": 6 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_trust_enemy", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not ever trust your enemy. Always protect yourself from him, even if he comes to you humble and supplicating.", "We should never put our trust in a wicked man, even if he seems to be completely innocuous." ], "fables": [ "fable_0121", "fable_0420", "fable_0405" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "deceptive_words_trouble", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Don't be seduced by deceptive words, they will cause nothing but trouble." ], "fables": [ "fable_0261" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "beware_swindlers", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Beware of swindlers, as they often exploit the gullibility of others." ], "fables": [ "fable_0255" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "believing_enemies_trouble", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Believing your enemies makes you fall victim to their tricks and gets you into trouble." ], "fables": [ "fable_0229" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "ungrateful_wicked", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.", "No gratitude from the wicked.", "Expect no reward for serving the wicked." ], "fables": [ "fable_0034", "fable_0118", "fable_0182" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "gratitude_kindness_not_harm", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Gratitude should be shown through kindness, not harm." ], "fables": [ "fable_0139" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "please_nobody", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Try to please all and you end by pleasing none.", "Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.", "You can't please everybody." ], "fables": [ "fable_0078", "fable_0187", "fable_0277" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "beware_powerful", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Beware of when the powerful and the deceitful collaborate." ], "fables": [ "fable_0236", "fable_0274" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "wit_answer", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Wit always has an answer ready." ], "fables": [ "fable_0009", "fable_0071" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "be_yourself", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Be yourself and don't pretend to be someone you're not.", "Do not be what you are not, nor pretend to be what you are not." ], "fables": [ "fable_0485", "fable_0507", "fable_0530" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_act_against_nature", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character." ], "fables": [ "fable_0294" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_deceive_yourself", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Don't deceive yourself." ], "fables": [ "fable_0571" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "innate_nature_unchangeable", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Men often revert to their natural instincts.", "Change of habit cannot alter nature." ], "fables": [ "fable_0028", "fable_0088" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "some_things_cannot_change", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Some things you cannot change." ], "fables": [ "fable_0120", "fable_0158" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0141", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Changing your location does not change your state of mind." ], "fables": [ "fable_0141" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0224", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Some people just won't change." ], "fables": [ "fable_0224" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "same_worse_off", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "There is always someone worse off than yourself.", "There is always someone else worse off than you." ], "fables": [ "fable_0052", "fable_0122" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "master_own_fate", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Everyone is more or less master of his own fate." ], "fables": [ "fable_0103", "fable_0568" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_mock_gods", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Do not mock the gods." ], "fables": [ "fable_0156", "fable_0223" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "true_friends_hard", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "True friends are hard to find.", "True friends are hard to come by." ], "fables": [ "fable_0173", "fable_0694" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "greed_misery", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "A life of greed and hoarding wealth leads to misery." ], "fables": [ "fable_0333", "fable_0707", "fable_0305" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "luxuries_lead_to_peril", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Indulgence in luxuries can lead to peril." ], "fables": [ "fable_0516" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "laughs_last", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "He laughs best that laughs last." ], "fables": [ "fable_0057", "fable_0498" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "no_wealth_liberty", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "There is no wealth greater than liberty.", "There is nothing more valuable than liberty." ], "fables": [ "fable_0505", "fable_0658", "fable_0547" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "old_friends", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Old friends should not be sacrificed for new ones.", "Do not neglect the loyalty of old friends to please new acquaintances." ], "fables": [ "fable_0049", "fable_0595" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "friends_vs_foes", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not give up friends for foes.", "Don't take your friends for foes." ], "fables": [ "fable_0312", "fable_0194" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "deeds_not_words", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "One is known by deeds, not by words.", "Pay attention to deeds, not words." ], "fables": [ "fable_0499", "fable_0534" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "not_judged_appearance", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "People are to be judged by their actions, not by their appearance.", "True worth should be measured by character and deeds, not by outward appearances.", "Don't judge character by appearance." ], "fables": [ "fable_0677", "fable_0685", "fable_0659", "fable_0546" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 4 }, { "cluster_id": "those_adapt", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Those who adapt to the times will emerge unscathed." ], "fables": [ "fable_0522", "fable_0708" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "obscurity_safety", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Obscurity often brings safety.", "Humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity." ], "fables": [ "fable_0105", "fable_0549" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "what_you_do", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.", "What you have done to others will likewise be done to you, according to the same measure.", "The things that a person does to others will happen to him in turn." ], "fables": [ "fable_0042", "fable_0216", "fable_0395" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "vices_punishment", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Vices are their own punishment.", "Seek to harm and harm shall find you.", "Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost." ], "fables": [ "fable_0010", "fable_0116", "fable_0197" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "promises_quick", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "People are quick to promise but reluctant to give.", "People are often quick to make promises, but they do not really expect to have to fulfill them." ], "fables": [ "fable_0320", "fable_0521" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "promises_cant_deliver", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "People often make extravagant promises which they are completely unable to carry out.", "Don't promise big things if you can't deliver.", "Don't promise more than you can deliver." ], "fables": [ "fable_0480", "fable_0413", "fable_0662" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "destroy_seed_evil", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin." ], "fables": [ "fable_0098", "fable_0611" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "useless_insensible", "type": "exact", "moral_set": [ "It is useless attacking the insensible." ], "fables": [ "fable_0092", "fable_0245" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_count_chickens", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.", "Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.", "Expectations can lead to disappointment when reality does not match our desires." ], "fables": [ "fable_0077", "fable_0334", "fable_0185" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "poor_life_safer", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "There is little risk in being poor, while being rich can get you into trouble.", "A humble life free from danger is more valuable than a life of luxury filled with peril.", "The life of the poor is often safer than the life of the rich." ], "fables": [ "fable_0447", "fable_0592", "fable_0631" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0165", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "A wicked nature does not produce a good character." ], "fables": [ "fable_0165" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0198", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "No piece of luck can conceal a depraved nature." ], "fables": [ "fable_0198" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0463", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "A change of place does not make you a saint." ], "fables": [ "fable_0463" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0094", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth." ], "fables": [ "fable_0094" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0565", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Don't be greedy." ], "fables": [ "fable_0565" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0095", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "A liar deceives no one but himself." ], "fables": [ "fable_0095" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0301", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Wicked liars generally get their just consequences." ], "fables": [ "fable_0301" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0410", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "When you lie, you often have to expand the lie." ], "fables": [ "fable_0410" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0355", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "When wicked people do not get the reward and thanks they expect, they immediately put a stop to their good works." ], "fables": [ "fable_0355" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0000", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." ], "fables": [ "fable_0000" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0003", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "In quarreling about the shadow we often lose the substance." ], "fables": [ "fable_0003" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0004", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes." ], "fables": [ "fable_0004" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0006", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Clumsy jesting is no joke." ], "fables": [ "fable_0006" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0007", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." ], "fables": [ "fable_0007" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0011", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "It's good to be able to laugh at yourself." ], "fables": [ "fable_0011" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0012", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies." ], "fables": [ "fable_0012" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0015", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "It is easy to propose impossible remedies." ], "fables": [ "fable_0015" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0016", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Each member in his proper sphere must work for the common good." ], "fables": [ "fable_0016" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0017", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Necessity knows no law." ], "fables": [ "fable_0017" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0018", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Be on guard against men who can strike from a distance." ], "fables": [ "fable_0018" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0020", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "One man's pleasure may be another's pain." ], "fables": [ "fable_0020" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0021", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Whatever you do, do with all your might." ], "fables": [ "fable_0021" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0022", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing." ], "fables": [ "fable_0022" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0025", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "He who is once deceived is doubly cautious." ], "fables": [ "fable_0025" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0029", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Those who enter by the back stairs may expect to be shown out at the window." ], "fables": [ "fable_0029" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0031", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "He who covets what belongs to another, deservedly loses his own." ], "fables": [ "fable_0031" ], 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"cluster_id": "singleton_0064", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Sorrow not over what is lost forever." ], "fables": [ "fable_0064" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0065", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Youth's first duty is reverence to parents." ], "fables": [ "fable_0065" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0067", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Try before you trust." ], "fables": [ "fable_0067" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0069", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Small liberties can be large offenses." ], "fables": [ "fable_0069" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0070", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil." ], "fables": [ "fable_0070" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0072", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Straws show how the wind blows." ], 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"singleton_0102", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined." ], "fables": [ "fable_0102" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0104", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend." ], "fables": [ "fable_0104" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0106", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it." ], "fables": [ "fable_0106" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0107", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Equals make the best friends." ], "fables": [ "fable_0107" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0108", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The strong and the weak cannot keep company." ], "fables": [ "fable_0108" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0109", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "He who shares 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"fables": [ "fable_0271" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0272", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Many children are a great blessing; but a few good ones are a greater." ], "fables": [ "fable_0272" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0275", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Tricksters can outsmart the strong." ], "fables": [ "fable_0275" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0276", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Bad things naturally happen to bad people, while good things lie in wait for people who are honest and reasonable." ], "fables": [ "fable_0276" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0280", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Good will is worth nothing unless it is accompanied by good acts." ], "fables": [ "fable_0280" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0282", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not harm your benefactors." ], 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"singleton_0307", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not take pride in the good qualities that actually belong to someone else." ], "fables": [ "fable_0307" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0308", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Benefits are refused by those who don't understand them." ], "fables": [ "fable_0308" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0309", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust or distrust him." ], "fables": [ "fable_0309" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0310", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "People who offer to give someone many gifts are no doubt trying to deceive." ], "fables": [ "fable_0310" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0311", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not blame others for the circumstances of their upbringing." ], "fables": [ "fable_0311" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0313", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "There is satisfaction, however wretched, in taking one's enemy along if one has to die." ], "fables": [ "fable_0313" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0314", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Some can do wrong more easily than others can see it." ], "fables": [ "fable_0314" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0315", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Traitors may expect treachery." ], "fables": [ "fable_0315" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0319", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Be cautious of pride, as nobody knows what the future may bring." ], "fables": [ "fable_0319" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0321", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him." ], "fables": [ "fable_0321" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0322", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Talent is wasted when it's in the hands of the unappreciative." ], "fables": [ "fable_0322" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0323", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Instead of looking at how things start, we should look instead at how they turn out in the end." ], "fables": [ "fable_0323" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0324", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "People often appreciate what they had only after experiencing something worse." ], "fables": [ "fable_0324" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0325", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The insubordinate are free from both obligation and protection." ], "fables": [ "fable_0325" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0326", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "In a change of government, the poor change nothing beyond the name of their master." ], 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"type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "God is the ultimate judge." ], "fables": [ "fable_0339" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0341", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Some people will do anything to get what they want." ], "fables": [ "fable_0341" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0345", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not boast too much at the height of your powers; people often spend their old age worn out with toil and trouble." ], "fables": [ "fable_0345" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0346", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The only thing that can really bring shame on a man is a punishment that he has justly deserved." ], "fables": [ "fable_0346" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0351", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Charity begins at home, but this does not prevent the further exercise of it." ], "fables": [ "fable_0351" ], "n_morals": 1, 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"n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0700", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Those who won't learn from advice must be taught by experience." ], "fables": [ "fable_0700" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0703", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Educate your children in those arts which are capable of preserving them from want." ], "fables": [ "fable_0703" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0704", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "No one is so contemptible that he cannot be of use to us in some way." ], "fables": [ "fable_0704" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0705", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "The conflicts of the wicked are the protection of the good." ], "fables": [ "fable_0705" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0706", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "We should live as if we always saw Death standing by." ], "fables": [ "fable_0706" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_0260", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness." ], "fables": [ "fable_0260" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "quality_over_quantity", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Quality is better than quantity.", "Quality is more valuable than quantity." ], "fables": [ "fable_0111", "fable_0377" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_attempt_impossible", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not attempt the impossible.", "Do not try to do impossible things.", "You must not act unnaturally, trying to achieve some impossible thing." ], "fables": [ "fable_0183", "fable_0292", "fable_0264" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "disguise_reveals_fool", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.", "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away.", "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind." ], "fables": [ "fable_0008", "fable_0316", "fable_0563" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "kindness_never_wasted", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.", "Kindness is never wasted." ], "fables": [ "fable_0430", "fable_0560" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "avoid_lesser_fall_greater", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "In avoiding a lesser danger, one may inadvertently fall into a greater peril.", "When we avoid present dangers, we must weigh the degree of danger of the alternatives", "Better to endure a small hardship than risk a greater one.", "Better to face a known danger than to trust a deceitful promise of safety." ], "fables": [ "fable_0281", "fable_0640", "fable_0552", "fable_0582" ], "n_morals": 4, "n_fables": 4 }, { "cluster_id": "overconfidence_danger", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "False confidence often leads into danger.", "Overconfidence often leads people into danger." ], "fables": [ "fable_0330", "fable_0504" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "dog_in_manger", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.", "Some begrudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.", "Some people are so consumed by hatred that they would rather suffer themselves than see their enemies succeed." ], "fables": [ "fable_0030", "fable_0483", "fable_0343" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_fable_0358", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "To be small is a way to stay safe and avoid problems, whereas you rarely see a man with a big reputation who is able to keep out of danger." ], "fables": [ "fable_0358" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "poverty_beats_wealth", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Better poverty without care, than riches with.", "It is better to live in self-sufficient poverty than to be tormented by the worries of wealth." ], "fables": [ "fable_0220", "fable_0252" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_fable_0532", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "It is better to serve in safety than to rule in peril." ], "fables": [ "fable_0532" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "lose_what_you_have", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "People often grasp for more than they need and thus lose the little they have.", "People who grasp for more than they need are deprived of what they have.", "Those who are not content with what they have may end up losing it while pursuing greater desires.", "Greed for more can lead to losing what you already have.", "People who grasp at more than they need lose the little that they held in their hands." ], "fables": [ "fable_0181", "fable_0235", "fable_0279", "fable_0332", "fable_0404" ], "n_morals": 5, "n_fables": 5 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_grasp_too_much", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not grasp at more than you need.", "Do not try to grasp too much at once." ], "fables": [ "fable_0298", "fable_0347" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "singleton_fable_0515", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Do not ask for more than you deserve." ], "fables": [ "fable_0515" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "repay_kindness", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "We should do favours for someone who can do us a good deed in return.", "Favor those who do you kindness." ], "fables": [ "fable_0367", "fable_0247" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "repay_favour_in_kind", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Those who do you a favour you must repay kind." ], "fables": [ "fable_0250" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "return_favors", "type": "singleton", "moral_set": [ "Return favors and favors will be bestowed on you." ], "fables": [ "fable_0146" ], "n_morals": 1, "n_fables": 1 }, { "cluster_id": "think_before_speak", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Stay vigilant and think before you speak.", "It's wise to think before we speak." ], "fables": [ "fable_0382", "fable_0626" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "familiarity_reduces_fear", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Familiarity mollifies even the most terrifying things.", "Familiarity makes it easy to confront even frightening situations.", "Familiarity can alleviate seemingly intractable problems." ], "fables": [ "fable_0234", "fable_0385", "fable_0467" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_fight_stronger", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Do not fight with those who are perfectly capable of fighting back.", "We should not pick fights with people stronger than we are." ], "fables": [ "fable_0664", "fable_0688" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "know_your_enemies", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Know your enemies.", "Pick your enemies.", "Watch the actions of your enemy." ], "fables": [ "fable_0562", "fable_0619", "fable_0590" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "dont_rival_superiors", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "It is a foolish man who wants to rival his superiors.", "He who competes with his superiors destroys himself before he can equal them." ], "fables": [ "fable_0290", "fable_0342" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "prepare_for_war", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Preparedness for war is the best guarantee of peace.", "No one can be safe in peace unless they are always ready to face an enemy in case of war." ], "fables": [ "fable_0214", "fable_0678" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "virtue_by_necessity", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Many people renounce wicked activities only because they are prevented from conducting them any longer.", "Many people give up their vices not out of a love for virtue, but because they can no longer continue indulging in them." ], "fables": [ "fable_0663", "fable_0683" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "weak_can_avenge", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Even a high and mighty person should beware of his inferiors; their ingenuity can find a way to take revenge.", "It is very unwise, even for the greatest of men, to provoke the least, as they may find a way to enact revenge." ], "fables": [ "fable_0163", "fable_0690" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "false_friend_worst", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "An enemy in disguise is much more unforgivable than an open enemy.", "A false friend is the worst kind of enemy." ], "fables": [ "fable_0687", "fable_0695" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "company_you_keep", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "A man is known by the company he keeps.", "You are judged by the company you keep.", "Birds of a feather flock together." ], "fables": [ "fable_0327", "fable_0525", "fable_0035" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "learn_from_misfortunes", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.", "A discerning person is made wise by the misfortunes of his neighbours.", "Take warning from the misfortunes of others." ], "fables": [ "fable_0068", "fable_0248", "fable_0379" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "slow_steady_wins", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Little by little does the trick.", "Slow and steady wins the race." ], "fables": [ "fable_0027", "fable_0371" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "pretenders_found_out", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Those who pretend to be what they are not, sooner or later, find themselves in deep water.", "Pretenders will be found out.", "Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.", "A hypocrite can usually be found out.", "Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through." ], "fables": [ "fable_0174", "fable_0196", "fable_0273", "fable_0422", "fable_0424" ], "n_morals": 5, "n_fables": 5 }, { "cluster_id": "nature_survives_transformation", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Nature and instincts can persist despite changes in form or appearance.", "When someone with a wicked nature changes his appearance, his behaviour remains the same." ], "fables": [ "fable_0147", "fable_0152" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "tyrants_no_excuse", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Tyrants need no excuse.", "Any excuse will serve a tyrant." ], "fables": [ "fable_0238", "fable_0545" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "adversity_reveals_friends", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.", "Fair weather friends are not worth much." ], "fables": [ "fable_0014", "fable_0464" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "choose_friends_who_help_in_adversity", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "When we form friendships with one another, we must choose allies who can come to our aid in moments of peril.", "We must make friends in prosperity if we would have their help in adversity.", "Seek the friendship of those who do not withdraw from offering help even in a time of adversity." ], "fables": [ "fable_0227", "fable_0528", "fable_0702" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "pride_before_destruction", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Brag and nature may bring you down.", "Vanity can lead to self-destruction.", "Pride goes before destruction.", "No matter how you brag, you can be undone.", "Do not boast lest you be taken down.", "Pride and vanity leads to our downfall." ], "fables": [ "fable_0154", "fable_0267", "fable_0338", "fable_0580", "fable_0598", "fable_0629" ], "n_morals": 6, "n_fables": 6 }, { "cluster_id": "value_wasted_on_unappreciative", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Precious things are for those that can prize them.", "True value is wasted on those who cannot appreciate it." ], "fables": [ "fable_0026", "fable_0167" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "inner_worth_over_outer_show", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.", "Inner beauty is better than outer beauty.", "Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth." ], "fables": [ "fable_0110", "fable_0221", "fable_0370" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "fix_yourself_before_helping_others", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves.", "It is a foolish thing to give advice to others while not looking out for oneself." ], "fables": [ "fable_0087", "fable_0340" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "blind_to_own_faults", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Men often condemn others for what they see no wrong in doing themselves.", "We are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure." ], "fables": [ "fable_0115", "fable_0550" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "deliberate_before_committing", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Consider carefully before changing your situation.", "Understand what you are doing before you do it.", "Count the cost before you commit yourselves." ], "fables": [ "fable_0046", "fable_0093", "fable_0337" ], "n_morals": 3, "n_fables": 3 }, { "cluster_id": "do_not_act_impulsively", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "They who act without sufficient thought, will often fall into unsuspected danger.", "People who act impulsively can end up in regrettable situations." ], "fables": [ "fable_0303", "fable_0375" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "bear_change_with_equanimity", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Accept the changes in life.", "Whatever happens, we must bear it with equanimity." ], "fables": [ "fable_0369", "fable_0558" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "cunning_escapes_strength", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Where force is not enough, cleverness must be used instead.", "Wisdom is far superior to strength." ], "fables": [ "fable_0512", "fable_0682" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "bravery_in_safety_is_cheap", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Courage in words means nothing if you flee in danger.", "It is easy to be brave when there is no danger." ], "fables": [ "fable_0469", "fable_0523" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 }, { "cluster_id": "imaginary_fears", "type": "near", "moral_set": [ "Imaginary fears are the worst.", "Many people fear danger where there is none, and feel safe where there is danger: put things in perspective." ], "fables": [ "fable_0388", "fable_0652" ], "n_morals": 2, "n_fables": 2 } ]