Destroy the seed of evil,or it will …
1. Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. 2. Do not trust flatterers. 3. Only cowards insult dying majesty. 4. Little friends may prove great friends. 5. Better no rule than cruel...
View ArticleThere is always someone worse off than …
1. There is always someone worse off than yourself. 2. Much outcry, little outcome. 3. It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. 4. No gratitude from the wicked. 5. You will only injure yourself if...
View ArticleOutside show is a poor substitute for …
1. Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. 2. One bad turn deserves another. 3. It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. 4. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. 5. He that is...
View ArticleIt is useless attacking the …
1. It is useless attacking the insensible. 2. Better starve free than be a fat slave. 3. Nothing escapes the master’s eye. 4. It is easy to despise what you cannot get. 5. If you allow men to use you...
View ArticleWe can easily represent things as we …
1. We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. 2. Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. 3. Familiarity breeds contempt. 4. It is best to prepare for the days of...
View ArticleBetter one safe way than a hundred on which …
1. Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. 2. Appearances are deceptive. 3. People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. 4. When you are in a man’s power you...
View ArticleTrain up a child in the way he should …
1. Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart therefrom. 2. Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. 3. Enemies` promises were made to be broken. 4....
View ArticleThe strong and the weak cannot …
1. The strong and the weak cannot keep company. 2. Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch. 3. United we stand, divided we fall. 4. Vices are their own punishment. 5. Little by little does the...
View ArticleNever believe a captive`s promise; that`s one thing.Then again: Keep what …
1. Never believe a captive’s promise; that’s one thing. Then again: Keep what you have. And third piece of advice is: Sorrow not over what is lost forever. 2. I will have nought to do with a man who...
View ArticleThe gods help them that help …
1. The gods help them that help themselves. 2. Please all, and you will please none. 3. Wealth unused might as well not exist. 4. Distrust interested advice. 5. You cannot escape your fate. Aesop`s...
View ArticleIt is easy to propose impossible …
1. It is easy to propose impossible remedies. 2. Plodding wins the race. 3. We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. 4. He that has many friends, has no friends. 5. Love can tame the...
View ArticleIt is easier to get into the enemy`s toils than …
1. It is easier to get into the enemy’s toils than out again. 2. Union gives strength. 3. Wit has always an answer ready. 4. Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 5. Better humble...
View ArticleWhat memories cling around the instruments of …
1. What memories cling around the instruments of our pleasure. 2. Words may be deeds. 3. Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop`s FablesFiled under: Aesop
View ArticlePrecious things are for …
Precious things are for those that can prize them. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleGratitude is the sign …
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleWe often despise what is …
We often despise what is most useful to us. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleFine clothes may disguise,but silly …
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleA little thing in hand is worth more than …
A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleWe often give our enemies the …
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
View ArticleMen often applaud an …
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. Aesop`s Fables Filed under: Aesop
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