Aesop famous quotes

Liars often set their own traps.
-- Aesop

#Liars #Traps

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

#Inspirational #Motivational #Wise

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

#Inspirational #Truth #Two Sides

Please all, and you will please none.
-- Aesop

#Business #Literature #Decision Making

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.
-- Aesop

#Men #Feel Good #Enemy

Little by little does the trick.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Relaxation #Doe

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
-- Aesop

#Inspirational #Thanksgiving #Spiritual

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
-- Aesop

#Life #Motivational #Encouragement

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
-- Aesop

#Witty #Government #Office

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
-- Aesop

#Success #Kindness #Congratulations

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
-- Aesop

#Courage #Distance #Army

Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
-- Aesop

#Delay #Blame #Sometimes

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
-- Aesop

#Liars #Lying #Literature

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

#Life #Wisdom #Giving

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

#Silly #Clothes #May

There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
-- Aesop

#Men #Different #Lions

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
-- Aesop

#Real #Men #Originality

What a splendid head, yet no brain.
-- Aesop

#Brain #Splendid

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
-- Aesop

#Relationship #People #Greed

Appearances often are deceiving.
-- Aesop

#Lying #Deceit #Appearance

Only cowards insult dying majesty.
-- Aesop

#Dying #Coward #Majesty

Example is the best precept.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Example

Appearances are deceiving.
-- Aesop

#Appearance #Deceiving #Miscellaneous

He that is hard to please, may get nothing in the end.
-- Aesop

#Gratitude #May #Ends

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
-- Aesop

#Pain #Being Thankful #Wicked

It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
-- Aesop

#Life #Passion #Fire

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
-- Aesop

#Life #Appearance #Poor

Put your shoulder to the wheel.
-- Aesop

#Life #Wheels #Shoulders

Vices are their own punishment
-- Aesop

#Life #Wisdom #Punishment

once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When we come to you," sad they to the sea, "we are sweet and drinkable; but when once we have mingled with you, our waters become as briny and unpalatable as your own." The sea replied shortly, "Keep away from me, and you'll remain sweet.
-- Aesop

#Sweet #Sea #Rivers

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
-- Aesop

#Peace #Fear #Healing

The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own Lures. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
-- Aesop

#Mean #Eagles #Arrows

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
-- Aesop

#Powerful #Needs #Moments

You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
-- Aesop

#Hate #Enemy

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

#Winning #Firsts

Facts speak plainer than words
-- Aesop

#Facts #Speak

Little friends may prove great friends.
-- Aesop

#May #Littles #Great Friend

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Literature #Chickens

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
-- Aesop

#Being Yourself #Bird #Fine

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Sorry #Wish

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
-- Aesop

#Happiness #You Make Me Happy #Comforting

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
-- Aesop

#Reality #Shadow #Substance

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
-- Aesop

#Happiness #Attitude

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
-- Aesop

#Political #Politics #Venture

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
-- Aesop

#Inspirational #Life #Happiness

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Preparation #Debt

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
-- Aesop

#Wisdom #Bullying #Conceited

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
-- Aesop

#Peace #Stress #Food

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
-- Aesop

#Life #Trust #Wisdom

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
-- Aesop

#Fear #Conceited #Self

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
-- Aesop

#Life #May #Forgotten

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
-- Aesop

#Hypnosis #Literature #Persuasion

Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
-- Aesop

#Men #Two #Bags

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
-- Aesop

#Adversity #Men #Littles

Better to starve free than be a fat slave
-- Aesop

#4th Of July #Slave #Fats

In union there is strength.
-- Aesop

#Teamwork #Unions

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
-- Aesop

#Peace #War #Tyrants

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
-- Aesop

#Mean #Giving #Enemy

Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.
-- Aesop

#Blow #Wind #Looks

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.
-- Aesop

#Wise #Air #Innocent

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

#Men #Concerned

Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.
-- Aesop

#Men #Advice #Never Trust

Much wants more and loses all.
-- Aesop

#Want

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

#Grapes #Sour