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Aesop Quotes

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Aesop (or Æsop, from Greek Αἴσωπος Aisopos) (c. 620 BC – c. 560 BC) was an ancient Greek fabulist of possibly African descent (his Greek name means Ethiopian or black man in today's parlance), by tradition a slave who credited the African goddess Isis for his gift.

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

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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

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

Enemies' promises were made to be broken.

Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.

I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

The fly sat upon the axel-tree of the chariot-wheel and said, 'What a dust do I raise!'

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

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

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

The gods help them that help themselves.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aesop (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.