Aesop Quotes

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

— Aesop

“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.”

— Aesop

“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”

— Aesop

“Adventure is worthwhile.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”

— Aesop

“Any excuse will serve a tyrant.”

— Aesop

“Appearances are often deceiving.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”

— Aesop

“Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”

— Aesop

“Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.”

— Aesop

“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.”

— Aesop

“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.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“Example is the best precept.”

— Aesop

“Familiarity breeds contempt.”

— Aesop

“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

— Aesop

“He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.”

— Aesop

“It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”

— Aesop

“It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.”

— Aesop

“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.”

— Aesop

“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”

— Aesop

“It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.”

— Aesop

“Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.”

— Aesop

“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.”

— Aesop

“Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.”

— Aesop

“People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.”

— Aesop

“Persuasion is often more effectual than force.”

— Aesop

“Please all, and you will please none.”

— Aesop

“Plodding wins the race.”

— Aesop

“Put your shoulder to the wheel.”

— Aesop

“Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.”

— Aesop

“Slow but steady wins the race.”

— Aesop

“The gods help them that help themselves.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”

— Aesop

“The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.”

— Aesop

“United we stand, divided we fall.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.”

— Aesop