415 Quotes by Aesop

The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

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.

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?

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

The value is in the worth, not in the number.

Do not waste your pity on a scamp.