Aesop Quotes

Distrust unsolicited advice.

Good things come in small packages.

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Don't go looking for trouble.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but — whack — his palm came on his head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: YOU WILL ONLY INJURE YOURSELF IF YOU TAKE NOTICE OF DISPICABLE ENEMIES.

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

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Liars often set their own traps.

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

Vices are their own punishment

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness

Example is the best precept.

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

It is absurd to ape our betters.

One who steals has no right to complain if he is robbed.

Love can tame the wildest.

A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument.

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

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

One story sounds good until another is told

Little friends may prove great friends.

It is easy to kick a person when he is down.

Slow but steady wins the race.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.

Appearances are deceptive.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.

It pays to be prepared.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

False friends leave you in times of trouble.

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

All of us, the great and the little have need of each other.

Appearances often are deceiving.

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

Your birthday is the vintage of your wine; the mark that warns you of your future.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

We like other people to show themselves to us as they really are.

If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped.

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

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

While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.

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

Those who suffer most cry out the least.