Aesop Quotes

Biography: Aesop is best known for his fables, which are short stories that featu... more Biography: Aesop is best known for his fables, which are short stories that feature animals and convey moral lessons. Believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE, Aesop's fables have been passed down through generations and remain popular for their timeless wisdom and ethical teachings. less

"He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.""Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.""An oak is not felled at one blow""The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others""A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy""Any excuse will serve a tyrant""It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds""The level of our success is limited only by our imagination""Injuries may be forgiven but not forgotten""The smaller the mind the greater the conceit ""No one can be completely happy with a want of wisdom ""When all is said and done, the one who is right will prevail""It is easy to be brave from a safe distance""He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another""Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear""Gratitude is the sign of noble souls""The more you have, the more you want""A man is known by the company he keeps""Necessity is the mother of invention""After all is said and done, more is said than done"

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