AESOP QUOTES II

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

Aesop quote

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: friends


Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

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"The Wind and the Sun", Aesop's Fables


It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

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"The Wolf and the Kid", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage


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

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"The Ass and the Old Shepherd", Aesop's Fables

Tags: government, poverty


The gods help them that help themselves.

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"Hercules and the Wagoner", Aesop's Fables


Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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"The Fox and the Goat", Aesop's Fables

Tags: advice


He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

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"The Two Travellers and the Axe", Aesop's Fables

Tags: danger


Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.

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attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: lions


Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.

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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", Aesop's Fables


Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables

Tags: illness


If you were foolish enough to sing all summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.

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"The Ants and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables

Tags: preparation


Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.

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"The Man Bitten by a Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: evil


Prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

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"The Ant and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables

Tags: preparation, tomorrow


Do not attempt too much at once.

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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables


A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.

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"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", Aesop's Fables

Tags: identity


Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: betrayal, friends


What are blessings in freedom are curses in slavery.

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"The Dove and the Crow", Aesop's fables: a new version by T. James

Tags: slavery


The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables

Tags: kindness, ingratitude


Little by little does the trick.

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Fables

Tags: persistence


Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: truth