Aesop
Aesop or Æsop , ancient Greek citizen, known only for his fables, was by tradition a slave of disputed descent who lived from about 620 to 560 BCE in Ancient Greece. Aesop's Fables are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons.
Found 31 thoughts of Aesop
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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Obscurity often brings safety.
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Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
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We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
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Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
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Wealth unused might as well not exist.
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Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
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The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
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Plodding wins the race.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
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After all is said and done, more is said than done.
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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I am sure the grapes are sour.
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The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
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Please all, and you will please none.
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Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
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While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
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What a splendid head, yet no brain.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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