620-560 BC, Greek Fabulist
Plodding wins the race.
Aesop – [Perseverance]
Slow and steady wins the race.
Aesop – [Patience]
The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales.
Aesop – [Pain]
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
Aesop – [Adventure]
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Aesop – [Misfortunes]
There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but – whack – his palm come on his own head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: ''YOU WILL ONLY INJURE YOURSELF IF YOU TAKE NOTICE OF DISPICABLE ENEMIES.''
Aesop – [Enemies]
Union gives strength.
Aesop – [Cooperation]
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
Aesop – [Enemies]
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Aesop – [Mind]
We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.
Aesop – [Wish and Wishing]
Wealth unused might as well not exist.
Aesop – [Wealth]
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