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- “Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” – Aesop
- “Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.” – Aesop
- “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
- “Appearances are often deceiving.” – Aesop
- “Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.” – Aesop
- “The gods help them that help themselves.” – Aesop
- “Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.” – Aesop
- “Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.” – Aesop
- “The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.” – Aesop
- “It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.” – Aesop
- “Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.” – Aesop
- “A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.” – Aesop
- “A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” – Aesop
- “Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.” – Aesop
- “He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.” – Aesop
- “Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” – Aesop
- “The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.” – Aesop
- “Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
- “United we stand, divided we fall.” – Aesop
- “People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.” – Aesop
- “If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.” – Aesop
- “Please all, and you will please none.” – Aesop
- “It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.” – Aesop
- “Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.” – Aesop
- “Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.” – Aesop
- “The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.” – Aesop
- “Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.” – Aesop
- “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
- “The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.” – Aesop
- “He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.” – Aesop
- “Familiarity breeds contempt.” – Aesop
- “Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.” – Aesop
- “After all is said and done, more is said than done.” – Aesop
- “A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.” – Aesop
- “Persuasion is often more effectual than force.” – Aesop
- “Slow but steady wins the race.” – Aesop
- “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” – Aesop
- “Put your shoulder to the wheel.” – Aesop
- “It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.” – Aesop
- “It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.” – Aesop
- “We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.” – Aesop
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “Any excuse will serve a tyrant.” – Aesop
- “We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.” – Aesop
- “Example is the best precept.” – Aesop