— Aesop quotations:
~ “In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.”
~ “Persuasion is often more effectual than force.”
~ “It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”
~ “The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”
~ “United we stand, divided we fall.”
~ “The gods help them that help themselves.”
~ “Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.”
~ “It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”
~ “People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.”
~ “Familiarity breed contempt.”
~ “Self-conceit may lead to selfdestruction.”
~ “Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find – nothing.”
~ “Slow and steady wins the race.”
~ “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”