Quotes from Aesop

The gods help them that help themselves.

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.

Little by little does the trick.

You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.

Time and place often give advantage to the weak over the strong.

Love can tame the wildest.

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

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

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.

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.

Kindness affects more than severity.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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

The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.

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

After the rain cometh the fair weather.

Plodding wins the race.

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

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Vices are their own punishment

It is possible to have too much of a good thing.

Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own.

It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.