There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
False friends leave you in times of trouble.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."