Top 300 Aesop Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “United we stand, divided we fall.”

— Aesop

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2. “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.”

— Aesop

3. “In union there is strength.”

— Aesop

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4. “Being a good example teaches others to be good.”

— Aesop

5. “A man is known by the company he keeps.”

— Aesop

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6. “Good things come in small packages.”

— Aesop

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7. “Once a wolf, always a wolf.”

— Aesop

8. “Be satisfied with what you have.”

— Aesop

9. “Every man for himself.”

— Aesop

10. “A kindness is never wasted.”

— Aesop

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11. “Don’t cry over spilt milk.”

— Aesop

12. “Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

— Aesop

13. “Little by little does the trick.”

— Aesop

14. “Persuasion is often more effectual than force.”

— Aesop

15. “Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg.”

— Aesop

16. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

— Aesop

17. “It is possible to have too much of a good thing.”

— Aesop

18. “Every man should be content to mind his own business.”

— Aesop

19. “You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.”

— Aesop

20. “Please all, and you will please none.”

— Aesop

21. “Pride goes before destruction.”

— Aesop

22. “There is always someone worse off than yourself.”

— Aesop

23. “The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.”

— Aesop

24. “Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.”

— Aesop

25. “Better to starve free than be a fat slave.”

— Aesop

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26. “Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.”

— Aesop

27. “Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.”

— Aesop

28. “Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.”

— Aesop

29. “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”

— Aesop

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30. “Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.”

— Aesop

31. “The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”

— Aesop

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32. “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

— Aesop

33. “A fair-minded man tries to see both sides of an argument.”

— Aesop

34. “Kindness is more persuasive than force.”

— Aesop

35. “Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another’s unhappiness.”

— Aesop

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36. “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

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37. “Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.”

— Aesop

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

— Aesop

39. “It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it.”

— Aesop

40. “It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”

— Aesop

41. “Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.”

— Aesop

42. “Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.”

— Aesop

43. “A person’s true nature will reveal itself despite disguise.”

— Aesop

44. “Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.”

— Aesop

45. “Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”

— Aesop

46. “Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.”

— Aesop

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47. “Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.”

— Aesop

48. “Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.”

— Aesop

49. “Appearances are often deceiving.”

— Aesop

50. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

— Aesop