Aesop

"The morning dew reflects the beauty of the night's struggle."

"A man divided against himself cannot stand."

"The greatest adventure begins with a single step."

"Better to ask a foolish question than make a foolish assumption."

"The heart knows reasons the mind cannot comprehend."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong, not the weak."

"The greatest monument is a life well-lived."

"Better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not."

"The seed that falls on rock cannot grow, no matter the effort."

"A kind deed is never wasted, though the recipient may forget."

"The forest is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds."

"Better to know your enemy than to be blindsided by them."

"The most beautiful music comes from the strings pulled taut."

"One cannot build without first laying a solid foundation."

"The greatest gift is knowing when to give and when to withhold."

"The pleasure of mutual appreciation is a gift that costs nothing yet enriches all who partake."

"He who plants dates will not harvest dates, yet his children shall enjoy the sweetness."

"The tortoise does not mock the hare, but plods on steadily to victory."

"A single lie discovered makes suspect all that follows it."

"The weakest among us may prove strongest when tested by circumstance."

"Do not despise the day of small beginnings, for even the mightiest oak was once an acorn."

"Those who sow discord reap isolation."

"The mirror shows not the truth of your character, but only the truth of your appearance."

"Better a peaceful heart than a palace built upon conflict."

"The bird does not sing because it must be heard, but because it must sing."

"In the marketplace of ideas, the honest merchant prevails."

"The fool repeats his father's mistakes while the wise learns from them."

"What we give in kindness returns to us multiplied."

"The river does not boast of its power, yet it shapes the mightiest mountains."

"A borrowed cloak does not make the man, nor does borrowed wisdom make the sage."