Aesop Quotes - Page 4

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Vices are their own punishment

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

It pays to be prepared.

Distrust unsolicited advice.

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

A crust in comfort is better than a feast in fear.

Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.

Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.

A wild boar was sharpening his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a fox came by and asked, Why are you doing that, pray? The huntsmen are not out today and there are no other dangers at hand that I can see. True, my friend, replied the Boar, but the instant my life is in danger, I shall need to use my tusks. There will be no time to sharpen them then.

Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.

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

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

Labour is the source of every blessing.

Wealth unused might as well not exist.

He that is hard to please, may get nothing in the end.

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.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

In union there is strength.

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 would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.

Example is more powerful than precept.