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
ProfessionAuthor
virtue easy kicks
It is easy to kick a person when he is down.
work beats implementation
Implementation beats oration.
government anarchy may
Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
grapes sour
I am sure the grapes are sour.
perseverance winning race
Plodding wins the race.
wind way shows
Straw shows which way the wind is blowing.
safety obscurity
Obscurity brings safety.
hair water wish
If you wish me well, do not stand pitying me, but lend me some succour as fast as you can; for pity is but cold comfort when one is up to the chin in water, and within a hair's breadth of starving or drowning.
fame notoriety mistaken
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
towns temples thieves
If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade.
strife discord
He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it.
kindness parenting severity
Kindness effects more than severity.
giving advice crisis
Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
yield peer-pressure
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.