Quotes from Aesop

They that know how to suspect, without exposing or hurting themselves, till honesty comes to be more in fashion, can never suspect too much.

A hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend.

Harm seek, harm find.

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

The more honor, the more danger.

Might makes right.

A false tale often betrays itself.

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

What's bred in the bone will stick to the flesh.

Example is more powerful than precept.

The least outlay is not always the greatest gain.

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

Oh, you aren't even ripe yet! I don't need any sour grapes.

Then one day there really was a wolf, but when the boy shouted they didn't believe him.

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

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

The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of [the eagle's] own plumes…. We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

Borrowed plumes.

Who shall bell the cat?

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

Example is the best precept.

A huge gap appeared in the side of the mountain. At last a tiny mouse came forth.