AESOP QUOTES VI

Greek storyteller (620 B.C.-564 B.C.)

None but those who work are entitled to eat.

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"The Brazier and His Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: work, eating


Don't be in a hurry to change one evil for another.

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"The Oxen and the Butchers", Aesop's Fables

Tags: evil


Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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"Hercules and the Wagoner", Aesop's Fables


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

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"The Dog and the Shadow", Aesop's Fables


It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.

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"The Bat and the Weasels", Aesop's Fables

Tags: circumstance


Labour is the source of every blessing.

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"The Brazier and His Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: labor, work


A hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

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"The Hunter and the Woodman", Aesop's Fables

Tags: heroes, actions


We must make friends in prosperity, if we would have their help in adversity.

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"The Sick Kite", Aesop's Fables

Tags: friends, prosperity


If words suffice not, blows must follow.

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"The Farmer and the Cranes", Aesop's Fables

Tags: words


Vices are their own punishment.

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Fables

Tags: vice


Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.

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"The Sick Stag", Aesop's Fables

Tags: evil, friends


Don't make much ado about nothing.

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"The Mountain in Labour", Aesop's Fables


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.

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Fables

Tags: friends, enemies


Whatever you do, do with all your might.

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"The Boy and the Nettles", Aesop's Fables


Harm seek, harm find.

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"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", Aesop's Fables


Acquaintance softens prejudice.

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"The Fox and the Lion", Aesop's Fables

Tags: prejudice


Every man should be content to mind his own business.

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"The Sea-Gull and the Kite", Aesop's Fables


A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.

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"The Eagle and the Arrow", Aesop's Fables

Tags: misfortune


Like will draw like.

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"The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller", Aesop's Fables


Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

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"The Mischievous Dog", Aesop's Fables

Tags: fame