AESOP QUOTES II

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

Aesop quote

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

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"The Wind and the Sun", Aesop's Fables


In a change of government, the poor change nothing but the name of their master.

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"The Ass and the Old Shepherd", Aesop's Fables

Tags: government, poverty


Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both.

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Fables

Tags: friends


Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed, increase their means of injuring you.

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"The Man Bitten by a Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: evil


Prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

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"The Ant and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables

Tags: preparation, tomorrow


If you were foolish enough to sing all summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.

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"The Ants and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables

Tags: preparation


It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

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"The Wolf and the Kid", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage


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

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Fables

Tags: words, fools


A person's true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.

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"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", Aesop's Fables

Tags: identity


He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

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"The Two Travellers and the Axe", Aesop's Fables

Tags: danger


Once a wolf, always a wolf.

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Fables


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

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Fables

Tags: truth


What are blessings in freedom are curses in slavery.

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"The Dove and the Crow", Aesop's fables: a new version by T. James

Tags: slavery


The gods help them that help themselves.

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"Hercules and the Wagoner", Aesop's Fables


The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.

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"The Ant and the Dove", Aesop's Fables

Tags: gratitude


Better poverty without care, than riches with.

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"The Fir Tree and the Bramble", Aesop's Fables

Tags: poverty, wealth


Birds of a feather flock together.

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"The Farmer and the Stork", Aesop's Fables


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

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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: wisdom, misfortune


Little by little does the trick.

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Fables

Tags: persistence


The memory of a good deed lives.

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"The Old Woman and the Wine Jar", Aesop's Fables

Tags: memory, kindness