Aesop

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most

— Aesop

Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

— Aesop

We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.

— Aesop

“The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.”

— Aesop

Don't put off for tomorrow what you should do today.

— Aesop

A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument.

— Aesop

All of us, the great and the little have need of each other.

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

— Aesop

The strong and the weak cannot keep company.

— Aesop

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.

— Aesop

The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.

— Aesop

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

— Aesop

Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.

— Aesop

The safeguards of virtue are hateful to the evil disposed.

— Aesop

Every man should be content to mind his own business.

— Aesop

In a crisis, give help first and then advice.

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

None but those who work are entitled to eat.

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

“Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.”

— Aesop

Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.

— Aesop

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

— Aesop

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

— Aesop

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

— Aesop

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

— Aesop

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

— Aesop

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

— Aesop

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

— Aesop

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

— Aesop

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

— Aesop

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

— Aesop

False friends leave you in times of trouble.

— Aesop

Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

— Aesop

It is possible to have too much of a good thing.

— Aesop

Others may try to feed our ego, but it is up to us to constrain it.

— Aesop

Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.

— Aesop

You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.

— Aesop