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

— Aesop

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.

— Aesop

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

— Aesop

After the rain comet the fair weather.

— Aesop

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

— Aesop

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

— Aesop

An Ass put on a Lion's skin and went About the forest with much merriment, Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks, Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Maynard, hearing from beneath the mane That Raucous voice so petulant and vain, Remarked. O' Ass, I too would run away, But that I know your old familiar bray'. That's just the way with asses, just the way.

— Aesop

An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.

— Aesop

Appearances are often deceiving.

— Aesop

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

— Aesop