415 Quotes by Aesop

Don’t cry over spilt milk.

You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.

Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors’ faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.

Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

Conceit may bring about one’s own downfall.

We tend to underestimate the small things about ourselves that are often our most valuable attributes.

Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.

Having tasted the honeycomb, he threw down his axe, and looking on the tree as sacred, took great care of it.