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- What a splendid head, yet no brain.
- Aesop
- Put your shoulder to the wheel.
- Aesop, Hercules and the Wagoner
- The gods help them that help themselves.
- Aesop, Hercules and the Wagoner
- Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
- Aesop, Juno and the Peacock
- It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
- Aesop, The Ant and the Grasshopper
- Union gives strength.
- Aesop, The Bundle of Sticks
- Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop, The Dog and the Shadow
- People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
- Aesop, The Dog in the Manger
- The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
- Aesop, The Eagle and the Arrow
- I am sure the grapes are sour.
- Aesop, The Fox and the Grapes
- Familiarity breed contempt.
- Aesop, The Fox and the Lion
- Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
- Aesop, The Frog and the Ox
- Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.
- Aesop, The Goose with the Golden Eggs
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Aesop, The Hare and the Tortoise
- It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
- Aesop, The Jay and the Peacock
- No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
- Aesop, The Lion and the Mouse
- While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
- Aesop, The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
- I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
- Aesop, The Man and the Satyr
- Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
- Aesop, The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
- Aesop, The Old Man and Death
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