Memorable Quotes and quotations from AesopAesop Greek slave & fable author (620 BC - 560 BC)Aesop - - Plodding wins the race. Aesop - The Fox and the Grapes - I am sure the grapes are sour. Aesop - The Dog in the Manger - People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. Aesop - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. Aesop - Hercules and the Wagoner - Put your shoulder to the wheel. Aesop - - No act of kindness, no matter how small, is wasted. Aesop - - Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. Aesop - - Outside show is a poor substitution for inner worth. Aesop - The Bundle of Sticks - Union gives strength. Aesop - - It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. Aesop - - It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters. Aesop - The Hare and the Tortoise - Slow and steady wins the race. Aesop - - The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. Aesop - - What a splendid head, yet no brain. Aesop - Hercules and the Wagoner - The gods help them that help themselves. Aesop - - Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop - The Old Man and Death - We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Aesop - - In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. Aesop - The Goose with the Golden Eggs - Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing. Aesop - The Ant and the Grasshopper - It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. Aesop - - Persuasion is often more effectual than force. Aesop - The Man and the Satyr - I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath. Aesop - The Lion and the Mouse - No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop - - Look before you leap. Aesop - - The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop - The Jay and the Peacock - It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. Aesop - The Milkmaid and Her Pail - Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. Aesop - The Fox and the Lion - Familiarity breed contempt. Aesop - The Frog and the Ox - Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. Aesop - The Dog and the Shadow - Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. Aesop - - Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. Aesop - - We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Aesop - The Wolf and the Lamb - Any excuse will serve a tyrant. Aesop - Juno and the Peacock - Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. Aesop - - We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. |
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