Tao Te Ching
Aesop
620 – 546 BCE
Hero of the oppressed and downtrodden
Known as a strikingly ugly slave who by his cleverness became free and an adviser to kings and city-states, some historians believe Aesop was a black from Ethiopia and became Uncle Remus in the Cherokee, Algonquin and American slave tradition of Br'er Rabbit. In many cultures he symbolizes a hero of the oppressed, disadvantaged and downtrodden who with wisdom and understanding outsmarts and wins over the rich and powerful. Famous throughout the world - from China to Africa, from Europe to Japan, from ancient times until today; Aesop’s fables and sayings remain a profound influence of goodness and insight.
Lineages
Aphorists / Compilers Artists Black Greek Poets
Eras
Western
Egyptian Civilization (3150 – 305 BCE)The Axial Age, “The Great Leap of Being” (800 – 200 BCE)
Sources
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Quotes by Aesop (21 quotes)
“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
56. One with the Dust
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“Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
53. Shameless Thieves
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“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
57. Wu Wei
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“Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
33. Know Yourself
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“He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
80. A Golden Age
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“If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
75. Greed
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
67. Three Treasures
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“The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
77. Stringing a Bow
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“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
Chapters:
53. Shameless Thieves
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“Flattery's the food of fools and whoso likes such airy meat, will soon have nothing else to eat.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Fools vainly think no sorrows like their own; but view the world and you will learn to bear misfortunes well, since all men have their share.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“An honest mediocrity is the happiest state a man can wish for.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Birds of a feather will flock together. Wise men will judge us by the company we keep.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“A common liar shall not be believed, even when he speaks true.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Shun pleasure's tempting snare!”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Saving a villain's life, you risk your own.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“How preferable to converse with the learned dead rather than the unedifying and noisy living!”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Asked how he could endure such a solitary life, the philosopher answered, ‘I was in very good company until you came in.’”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”
from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
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“Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant or an enemy, must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.”
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