Aesop
Aesop
Aesopwas an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics...
NationalityGreek
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people misfortunes
Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own.
may conceit downfall
Conceit may bring about one's own downfall.
winning race literature
Slow but steady wins the race.
growing-up evil literature
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
family fall diversity
United we stand, divided we fall.
wisdom literature contempt
Familiarity breeds contempt.
sound stories
One story sounds good until another is told
wise air innocent
If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.
plans one-thing
It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it
honesty people fool
You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.
trying may impossible
Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one's nature
failure easy despise
It is easy to despise what you cannot get
apes absurd
It is absurd to ape our betters.
hurt revenge plot
He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.