Quotes by Aesop

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

"The gods help them that help themselves."

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

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

"The haft 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."

"Appearances often are deceiving."

"Adventure is worthwhile."

"We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction."

"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."

"Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety."

"The smaller the mind the greater the conceit."

"The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others."

"Please all, and you will please none."

"United we stand, divided we fall."

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

"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."

"After all is said and done, more is said than done."

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

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