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Phaedrus was a Roman fabulist of antiquity, known for his fables in verse that frequently featured animals as characters to convey moral lessons. His works are an important legacy of Latin literature.

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Phaedrus, whose full name was Gaius Julius Phaedrus, was born in Central Macedonia and lived during the 1st century AD and the early 2nd century AD. He is renowned for adapting the fable genre, traditionally Greek, into Latin. His fables, written in sapphic verse, are notable for their conciseness, clarity, and often a touch of irony and social criticism disguised in animal allegories. Phaedrus used animal figures to comment on Roman society of his time, injustices, and human nature, offering moral teachings in an accessible and memorable way. His works influenced later generations of writers.

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There is no shame in the accidents of chance, but only in the consequence of our own misdeeds.

Jupiter has loaded us with a couple of wallets: the one, filled with our own vices, he has placed at our backs; the other, heavy with those of others, he has hung before.

In a change of government, the poor change nothing beyond the change of their master.

Do not expect justice where might is right.

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