AESOP QUOTES III

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

Aesop quote

People often grudge others when they cannot enjoy themselves.

AESOP

"The Dog in the Manger", Aesop's Fables

Tags: envy


Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.

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


What are blessings in freedom are curses in slavery.

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"The Dove and the Crow", Aesop's fables: a new version by T. James

Tags: slavery


Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

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"Juno and the Peacock", Aesop's Fables

Tags: contentment


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


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

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Fables

Tags: desire


Necessity knows no law.

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

Tags: necessity, law


The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

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

Tags: kindness, ingratitude


Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.

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attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: lions


Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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

Tags: tyranny, excuses


Familiarity breeds contempt.

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


Be satisfied with what you have.

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"The Dog and His Shadow", Aesop's 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


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

AESOP

Fables


Do not attempt too much at once.

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


Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

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

Tags: contentment, happiness


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

AESOP

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


Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

AESOP

Fables

Tags: forgiveness


No argument will give courage to the coward.

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

Tags: courage, cowardice