Aesop Quotes

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Vices are their own punishment

Please all, and you will please none.

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

One story sounds good until another is told

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

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

He that has many friends, has no friends.

Great determination can overcome most odds.

Wealth unused might as well not exist.

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most

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

Kindness is more persuasive than force.

Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.

One who steals has no right to complain if he is robbed.

Facts speak plainer than words

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

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

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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

Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.

Most arguments are useless.

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

In a crisis, give help first and then advice.

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

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.

A man is known by the company he keeps

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

The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.

If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.

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

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

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

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

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