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* The moral to this story is ''not'' "slow and steady wins the race"! That homily means that you shouldn't rush things or you'll wind up cutting corners and making stupid mistakes. In this story, however, the hare doesn't rush things at all -- with the tortoise as his opponent, he figures he can take his time. The moral of the story is about not getting arrogant and lazy. Why does everybody feel the need to tack that non-
** Not wanting to only reformat page, I wish to lay a comment upon the subject as well. Apparently, the point of the non-sequitur Aesop is that the hare was quick but not ''steady''(it stopped and napped as mockery), while the tortoise kept going. Still it is dumb, and there are plenty other Aesops that fit better(even though it's the original Aesop's Aesop), making this a clear case of a [[Broken Aesop]]. Quick and Steady would still beat Slow and Steady.
** A phrasing that makes more sense is "Slow ''but'' steady wins the race," as opposed to quick but not steady, raw talent but no perseverance.
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*** Do nice things for people?
*** If you complain enough, people will give you what you want?
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*** 'Don't be a moron' is really what 90% of all aesops boil down to anyway.
** One way to read the moral is: "Don't just give up, even if your opponent is much stronger than you. Keep in the contest, and be prepared to take advantage when your opponent makes a mistake."
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* It's all in the "steady". The moral is about persistence. Persistence gives you a chance to win, even in the face of a colossal disadvantage like slowness. Because you never know what circumstances might arise, like your opponent being an overconfident moron. But if the tortoise had not been persistent and steady, he would still not have won even if the hare slept all day.
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