Quotes from Aesop
In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
— Aesop
The gods help them that help themselves.
— Aesop
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
— Aesop
Little by little does the trick.
— Aesop
Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.
— Aesop
Kindness affects more than severity.
— Aesop
The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
— Aesop
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
— Aesop
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
— Aesop
Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own.
— Aesop
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
— Aesop
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
— Aesop