Aesop Quotes, Thoughts and images

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

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

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

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

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

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

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

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

A man is known by the company he keeps

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

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

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

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

In a crisis, give help first and then advice.

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Most arguments are useless.

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

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

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Facts speak plainer than words

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

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

Kindness is more persuasive than force.

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

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

Wealth unused might as well not exist.

Great determination can overcome most odds.

He that has many friends, has no friends.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

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

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

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

One story sounds good until another is told

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

Please all, and you will please none.

Vices are their own punishment

Once a wolf, always a wolf.