Aesop's Fables

by Aesop

Having been sent to Delphi with a large sum of gold for distribution among the citizens, he was so provoked at their covetousness that he refused to divide the money, and sent it back to his master. The Delphians, enraged at this treatment, accused him of impiety, and, in spite of his sacred character as ambassador, executed him as a public criminal. This cruel death of Æsop was not unavenged. The citizens of Delphi were visited with a series of calamities, until they made a public reparation of their crime; and "The blood of Æsop" became a well-known adage, bearing witness to the truth that deeds of wrong would not pass unpunished.

His whole goddam life was one of his fables!

Those who attempt to act in disguise are apt to overdo it.

What is most truly valuable is often underrated.

A fair face is of little use without sense.

We should not wait till a person is dead, to give him our respect.

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny, and it is useless for the innocent to try by reasoning to get justice, when the oppressor intends to be unjust.

Said she: "O wretched creature that I am! to take such precaution against the land, and, after all, to find this seashore, to which I had come for safety, so much more perilous."

Danger sometimes comes from a source that is least suspected.

Those who try to entrap others are often caught by their own schemes.

Harm hatch, harm catch.

Who acts in haste repents at leisure.

They stumble that run fast.

Men are too apt to condemn in others the very things they practice themselves.

Democrats are such hypocrites.

We are encouraged by seeing others that are worse off than ourselves.

That's so fucked up but so true. We need people below us to aspire to leap above the people above us.

"It is better for us to make friends, than to become the food of Crows or Vultures, as will certainly happen if we are disabled."

Those who strive are often watched by others who will take advantage of their defeat to benefit themselves.

Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame.

#DavidHogg

Those who pretend that they can mend others should first mend themselves, and then they will be more readily believed.

Perception is reality.

Traitors must expect treachery.

you would doubtless make me provide the meat also."

Savage sheep knows what's up

Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through.

Food. All the riches of the world will not make adequate substitutes for basic bodily needs.

Equals make the best friends.

Is that vaguely racist? It sounds kinda racist...

so can a woman in her quarrels.

Courtney Cox

Unlawful acts to escape trials only increase our troubles.

Snowball effect?

Acquaintance softens prejudices.

Rosa would like this one. I retract my prior racism remark.

"Although you have prepared for me so dainty a feast, I must leave you to enjoy it by yourself. It is surrounded by too many dangers to please me."

Better a little in safety, than an abundance surrounded by danger.

He who once begins to tell falsehoods is obliged to tell others to make them appear true, and, sooner or later, they will get him into trouble.

Strangers should avoid those who quarrel among themselves.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

He who incites strife is as guilty as they who strive.

Beware of unequal matches. Alliances prompted by ambition often prove fatal.

Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.

Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.

Count not your chickens before they are hatched.

Those who do not know their right place must be taught it.

A man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.

Stoop to conquer.

Pleasures are heightened by abstinence.

He who listens to flattery is not wise, for it has no good purpose.

Fine weather friends are not worth much.

The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were day by day assured.

Avoid dangerous and unnecessary risk-taking.

We do not always like to be taken at our word.

People are not to be judged by their coats.

Don't make much ado about nothing.

advice: Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

A medium-sized bird

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

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.