AESOP QUOTES III

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

Aesop quote

Necessity knows no law.

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"The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: necessity, law


Do not attempt too much at once.

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"The Boy and the Filberts", Aesop's Fables


If you were foolish enough to sing all summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.

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"The Ants and the Grasshopper", Aesop's Fables

Tags: preparation


The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

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Fables

Tags: desire


The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.

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"The Ant and the Dove", Aesop's Fables

Tags: gratitude


He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

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"The Two Travellers and the Axe", Aesop's Fables

Tags: danger


Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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Fables

Tags: words, fools


The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

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"The Farmer and the Snake", Aesop's Fables

Tags: kindness, ingratitude


Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.

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"The Man and His Two Sweethearts", Aesop's Fables


Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

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"The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons", Aesop's Fables

Tags: illness


Be satisfied with what you have.

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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's Fables


Familiarity breeds contempt.

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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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"The Wolf and the Lamb", Aesop's Fables

Tags: tyranny, excuses


Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

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Fables

Tags: forgiveness


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

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Fables

Tags: betrayal, friends


He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

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"The Master and His Dogs", Aesop's Fables

Tags: friends, trust


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

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Fables


To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.

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"The Wild Boar and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: war, peace


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

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"The Crab and the Fox", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment, happiness


No argument will give courage to the coward.

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"The Fawn and His Mother", Aesop's Fables

Tags: courage, cowardice