Quotes by Aesop

An Ass put on a Lions skin and wentAbout the foreset with much merriment,Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks,Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Reynard, hearing from beneath the mane That Raucous voice so petulant and vain,Remarked. O Ass, I too would run away,But that I know your old familiar bray.Thats just the way with asses, just the way.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

Do not waste your pity on a scamp.

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

The value is in the worth, not in the number.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

Dont let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - dont let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

The Sun is bad enough even while he is single, drying up our marshes with his heat as he does. But what will become of us if he marries and and begets other suns?

I dont mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.

United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.

Much wants more and loses all.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Though this may be play to you Tis death to us.

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