Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-28] of 28 Aesop quotesAesop QuotesAesop Any excuse will serve a tyrant.~ Aesop Appearances often are deceiving.~ Aesop Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.~ Aesop Better to starve free than be a fat slave.~ Aesop Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.~ Aesop Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.~ Aesop Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.~ Aesop I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.~ Aesop It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.~ Aesop No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.~ Aesop Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.~ Aesop Slow and steady wins the race.~ Aesop The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.~ Aesop The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.~ Aesop Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.~ Aesop Vices are their own punishment.~ Aesop While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.~ Aesop We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.~ Aesop People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.~ Aesop Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.~ Aesop We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.~ Aesop Union gives strength.~ Aesop The gods help them that help themselves.~ Aesop A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.~ Aesop Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.~ Aesop Familiarity breeds contempt.~ Aesop Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.~ Aesop ~ Aesop Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print