Quotes from Aesop

The boy cried "Wolf, wolf!" and the villagers came out to help him.

Appearances are deceptive.

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.

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

The lamb… began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing.

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

Be content with your lot one cannot be first in everything.

Familiarity breed contempt.

Men often applaud an imitation, and hiss the real thing.

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

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

Plodding wins the race.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

There is always someone worse off than yourself.

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

What a splendid head, yet no brain.

You may share the labours of the great, but you may not share the spoil.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

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

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

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.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.