Aesop

"Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya."

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

"Appearances often are deceiving."

"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."

"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."

"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

"Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing."

"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched."

"Don't cry over spilt milk."

"Enemies' promises were made to be broken."

"Familiarity breeds contempt."

"I am sure the grapes are sour."

"I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath."

"In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest."

"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."

"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."

"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."

"Put your shoulder to the wheel."

"Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction."

"Slow and steady wins the race."

"The boy cried "Wolf, wolf!" and the villagers came out to help him."

"The fly sat upon the axel-tree of the chariot-wheel and said, 'What a dust do I raise!'"

"The gods help them that help themselves."

"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."

"Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing."

"Union gives strength."

"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."

"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."

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."

"There are certain artists who belong to all the people, everywhere, all the time. The list of singers, musicians, and poets must include David the harpist from the Old Testament, Aesop the Storyteller, Omar Khayyam the Tent Maker, Shakespeare the Bard of Avon, Louis Armstrong the genius of New Orleans, Om Kalsoum the soul of Egypt, Frank Sinatra, Mahalia Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles...Celia Cruz...All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us all that we are more alike than we are unalike."

"As deeply convinced as I am that fables and myths hold vivid and timeless lessons about reality, I find that Aesop also teaches us that truth can be simple. Perhaps the snobbish culture of our self-styled sophisticated world would dismiss “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” as too simplistic to deserve attention—a childish warning only. But the opposite is true: truth is simple. …Aesop reminds us that journalists and the media should avoid creating and spreading false news, alarmist language, and sensationalization of events. If they do not, the consequences are inevitable: when people finally uncover the truth beneath layers of flashy headlines, front-page exaggerations, and bombastic reports, they will lose trust and turn away from the media altogether."

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."