Quotes from Aesop

pasturing among a herd of cattle and cast about for some means of getting him into his clutches; so he sent him word that he was sacrificing a sheep, and asked if he would do him the honour of dining with him. The Bull accepted the invitation, but, on arriving at the Lion's den, he saw a great array of

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

A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind, and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds. They replied: You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken. Stoop to conquer.

Perseverance is surer than swiftness.

No plea will protect the innocent from the unjust judge.

Trust not your security to one who puts his own interests first.

He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

Persuasion is better than force.

In union there is strength.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.