Aesop
Fabulist
Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller traditionally credited with a large body of fables. The Aesopica became foundational to moral storytelling across cultures. His life details are uncertain, but his fables remain widely influential.
Quotes by Aesop
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An Ass put on a Lion's skin and wentAbout the foreset with much merriment,Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks,Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Reynard, hearing from beneath the mane That Raucous voice so petulant and vain,Remarked. O' Ass, I too would run away,But that I know your old familiar bray'.That's just the way with asses, just the way.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth
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...convinced that in trying to please all, he had pleased none, and had lost his ass into the bargain.
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An Ass put on a Lion's skin and wentAbout the foreset with much merriment,Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks,Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Reynard, hearing from beneath the mane That Raucous voice so petulant and vain,Remarked. O' Ass, I too would run away,But that I know your old familiar bray'.That's just the way with asses, just the way.
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Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth
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...convinced that in trying to please all, he had pleased none, and had lost his ass into the bargain.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
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United we stand, divided we fall.
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The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
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Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
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Slow but steady wins the race.
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