Aesop, Aesop's Fables
11 quotes
"The value is in the worth, not in the number."
"Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself."
"The Sun is bad enough even while he is single, drying up our marshes with his heat as he does. But what will become of us if he marries and and begets other suns?"
"I don't mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate."
"All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack."
"Do not waste your pity on a scamp."
"Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations."
"Much wants more and loses all."
"Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool"
"I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."
"United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you."