No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
— Aesop
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
— Aesop
Adventure is worthwhile.
— Aesop
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
— Aesop
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
— Aesop
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
— Aesop
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
— Aesop
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
— Aesop
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
— Aesop
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
— Aesop
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
— Aesop
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
— Aesop
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
— Aesop
United we stand, divided we fall.
— Aesop
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.
— Aesop
Slow but steady wins the race.
— Aesop
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
— Aesop
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
— Aesop
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
— Aesop
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
— Aesop
Appearances are often deceiving.
— Aesop
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
— Aesop
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
— Aesop
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
— Aesop
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
— Aesop
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
— Aesop
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
— Aesop
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
— Aesop
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
— Aesop
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
— Aesop
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
— Aesop
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
— Aesop
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
— Aesop
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
— Aesop
Plodding wins the race.
— Aesop
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
— Aesop
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
— Aesop
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
— Aesop
Example is the best precept.
— Aesop
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
— Aesop
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
— Aesop
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
— Aesop
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
— Aesop
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
— Aesop
Familiarity breeds contempt.
— Aesop
Please all, and you will please none.
— Aesop
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
— Aesop
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
— Aesop
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
— Aesop
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
— Aesop
The gods help them that help themselves.
— Aesop