AESOP QUOTES III

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

Aesop quote

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People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.

AESOP
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"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables


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Tags: envy


Once a wolf, always a wolf.

AESOP

Fables


Better poverty without care, than riches with.

AESOP

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

Tags: poverty, wealth


Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

AESOP

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

Tags: illness


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

AESOP

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

Tags: tyranny, excuses


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

AESOP

Fables


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


The memory of a good deed lives.

AESOP

"The Old Woman and the Wine Jar", Aesop's Fables

Tags: memory, kindness


Necessity knows no law.

AESOP

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

Tags: necessity, law


Little by little does the trick.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: persistence


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

AESOP

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

Tags: evil


Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

AESOP

"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

AESOP

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

Tags: contentment, happiness


Be satisfied with what you have.

AESOP

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


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

AESOP

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

Tags: identity


Familiarity breeds contempt.

AESOP

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


Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

AESOP

"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: wisdom, misfortune


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

AESOP

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

Tags: friends, trust


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


No argument will give courage to the coward.

AESOP

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

Tags: courage, cowardice