415 Quotes by Aesop

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

...convinced that in trying to please all, he had pleased none, and had lost his ass into the bargain.

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.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

Every person, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from their neck: all bags in front full of their neighbors’ faults, and a large bag behind filled with his own faults. Hence it is that people are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are often blind to their own failings.

I can't be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.

Be content with your lot; once cannot be first in everything.