Tao Te Ching
Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
By Aesop
Powerful stories, symbols, and words of wisdom passed down to us through more than 2600 years of history; these stories were originally only an oral tradition that began long before Aesop’s life. With the arrival of the printing press, these collections became some of the earliest books in many different languages in many different parts of the world. A true “Great Conversation,” more content was added after Aesop’s life, during the Middle Ages, and continually through modern times. In the beginning, these messages were intended for adults but during the Renaissance the focus shifted toward the education of children. Communicating religious, political, social, and ethical themes; this book represents one of the most substantial influences on world culture.
Themes
Quotes from Aesop's Fables, the Aesopica
“A common liar shall not be believed, even when he speaks true.”
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“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”
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56. One with the Dust
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“An honest mediocrity is the happiest state a man can wish for.”
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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.’”
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“Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.”
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53. Shameless Thieves
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“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
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57. Wu Wei
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“Birds of a feather will flock together. Wise men will judge us by the company we keep.”
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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.”
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33. Know Yourself
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“Flattery's the food of fools and whoso likes such airy meat, will soon have nothing else to eat.”
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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.”
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“He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.”
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80. A Golden Age
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“How preferable to converse with the learned dead rather than the unedifying and noisy living!”
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“If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.”
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75. Greed
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
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67. Three Treasures
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“Saving a villain's life, you risk your own.”
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“Shun pleasure's tempting snare!”
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“The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.”
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77. Stringing a Bow
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“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
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53. Shameless Thieves
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