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| AESOP |
| (550 BC) Greek legendary author of collection of fables |
| �A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.�
�A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.� �Appearances are deceptive.� �Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.� �Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.� �Don�t count your chickens before they are hatched.� �Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.� �He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.� �I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.� �It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.� [�The Wolf and the Kid�] �It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.� �It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.� [�The Jay and the Peacock�] �It really does not pay to pretend to be what you are not.� [�A Wolf in Sheep�s Clothing�] �Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.� �No act of kindness, however small, is wasted.� �Obscurity often brings safety.� �Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.� �Please all, and you will please none.� �Plodding wins the race.� �Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.� �The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.� �The moral is clear: The wisest folks know That it�s so nice to win, but it�s foolish to crow.� [�The King of the Barnyard�] �We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.� �Wealth unused might as well not exist.� |