AESOP QUOTES III

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

Aesop quote

What are blessings in freedom are curses in slavery.

AESOP

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

Tags: slavery


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

AESOP

attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: lions


The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: desire


The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

AESOP

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

Tags: kindness, ingratitude


Necessity knows no law.

AESOP

"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: necessity, law


Do not attempt too much at once.

AESOP

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


Better poverty without care, than riches with.

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"The Fir Tree and the Bramble", Aesop's Fables

Tags: poverty, wealth


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

AESOP

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

Tags: tyranny, excuses


He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

AESOP

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

Tags: danger


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

AESOP

Fables

Tags: betrayal, friends


He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

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"The Master and His Dogs", Aesop's Fables

Tags: friends, trust


Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

AESOP

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

Tags: illness


Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: forgiveness


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

AESOP

Fables

Tags: friends


Familiarity breeds contempt.

AESOP

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


Be satisfied with what you have.

AESOP

"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables


To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.

AESOP

"The Wild Boar and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: war, peace


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

AESOP

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

Tags: contentment, happiness


After all is said and done, more is said than done.

AESOP

Fables


No argument will give courage to the coward.

AESOP

"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage, cowardice