Zitat des Tages von Aesop:
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
Adventure is worthwhile.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Plodding wins the race.
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
The gods help them that help themselves.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Example is the best precept.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Appearances are often deceiving.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
