Aesop
27 quotations
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be content in another.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
Enemies promises were made to be broken.
Example is the best precept.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Appearances are deceptive.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Please all, and you will please none.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Obscurity brings safety.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Plodding wins the race.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Little by little does the trick.
In union there is strength.
Wealth unused might as well not exist.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.